Dave Berryhill has passed

General Firearms Handguns - 1911
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Via Chuck Warner:

Dave Berryhill passed quietly at his home sunday morning. He lost a hard fought battle with Cancer. He was attended by his wife throughout.

The following is the Obituary his wife has allowed me to post:

“David Wayne Berryhill aged 54 of Prosper, Texas passed away Sunday May 10, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Dave was born May 26, 1960 in West Covina, CA to William and Joan Reina Berryhill.
He is survived by his wife Lesa Mitchell Berryhill also of Proser and stepdaughter Carmen Hanney of Austin, TX . Dave is also survived by a sister Becky Steinfeld and brother Arley Berryhill both of Albuquerque, NM, and his two Dachshund daughters Greta and Lily. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Debra Berryhill. Dave was a retired officer with the Redondo Beach CA Police Force. Dave was a gunsmith and owner of Berryhill Customs LLC, he was well known for his work with 1911’s. Dave’s gentle disposition and loving smile will be missed.”

For those customers that had projects with Dave, please contact me.

Chuck Warner
505-227-7962

As a pillar of the 1911 community, his talents and presence will forever be missed, but never forgotten.

Heaven just got one hell of a gunsmith, instructor and range master.

God bless ya, Dave. See you on the other side.

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Rest in Peace Mr. Berryhill, you are no longer suffering.

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That’s a damn shame. I’ll miss his well qualified posts here and his great work. He was truly one of the greats.

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We are diminished. RIP Dave.

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Rest easy, his family, friends and loved ones are in my thoughts.

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Sad day.
Rest in peace sir.

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I met Dave very briefly when he had his shop in Phoenix, AZ. This was before he focused on 1911’s and was known for his revolver work. He looked at and speced a 1911 38 super slide for me. My deepest sympathies to his family. Dave’s passing is a big loss.

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RIP sir.

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Wow, sad news indeed. I’d love to see some personal pictures of his work if anyone wants to honor his memory.

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His old website have some cool pictures of his 1911 work.

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Those interested in helping out his family can still do it, here is how:

https://www.gunsforacause.org/raffle/

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RIP Dave
Condolences to his family and friends. He was a very talented man, wish I would have been a better observer when I had the chance.

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RIP Dave. You were one of the masters.

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RIP Dave. Godspeed…

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RIP Mr Berryhill. God bless your family and wife.

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RIP sir.

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I am very sorry to hear this news. Rest in peace.

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God bless Mr. Berryhill.

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RIP Mr. Berryhill. This is truly sad news indeed.

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Real sorry to lose Dave.

Let’s do two things.

  1. You can do the family some good and have a very good chance of winning a really fine 1911 at $10 a pop:

Tickets are available at: www.GunsforaCause.org or by mail at: 3700 NW 91st St. Suite B-200, Gainesville, FL 32606. Checks for donations must be made payable to Pleasant Place, Inc. Internet donations may be submitted until 6:00 PM (Pacific) on the 29th of May, 2015.

  1. Let’s make this a Dave Berryhill picture post.

But mostly-- get some tickets, only a few weeks left.

And to Chuck Warner, John Harrison and all who put their products and labor into this custom gun to help Dave and his family, thanks for upholding the tradition of gun people being good people. You guys are awesome.