https://beardsfuneralchapel.com/david-lloyd-backlin-january-9-1960april-9-2023/
RIP to the man we knew as US 71.
His last post was on April 6: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=57
I really hate to hear this. Gosh I don't know the last time I saw him in person. Thanks for sharing.
Cody, was it the Wichita meet?
I knew he had been in the hospital for an extended period recently, but I didn't know this was coming. This sucks.
This is sad news, indeed.
Oh man. This sucks.
I'm really sorry to hear this news--we lost him much too soon.
Quote from: kphoger on April 28, 2023, 03:45:33 PM
Cody, was it the Wichita meet?
I think actually it was Memphis in 2019.
Damn.
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Quote from: J N Winkler on April 28, 2023, 04:08:31 PM
I'm really sorry to hear this news--we lost him much too soon.
Agreed. :(
From one madman with a camera to another; thanks for all your good work, David.
We who are in Omaha for this weekend's meet will be sure to honor him, as he had planned to attend.
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Quote from: codyg1985 on April 28, 2023, 03:20:51 PM
I really hate to hear this. Gosh I don't know the last time I saw him in person. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah this is really sad. I think I saw him at Quad Cities in 2021, but I was not familiar with him in general.
Wow, this sucks, I knew he was having some health issues, but I didn't know that he was this sick. The last email I got from him was on March 26. There aren't a lot of road enthusiasts in Arkansas, and he was one of the most knowledgeable.
He was one of the first road enthusiasts I met in person, and he was a great guy. I'll miss him.
Oh, to be taken away at the pretty young age of 63...
Thanks for the memories, David; you will be sorely missed.
Rough news to hear, hoping the best for his family.
Sad news, I am also hoping the best for his family.
Deceased road enthusiasts was a topic of conversation in Sandor's car during the Columbus meet. Sadly, at the time none of us were aware of David no longer being among us.
I just learned of this news yesterday and am terribly saddened. David Backlin was a good man, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to get to know him over the years. He will definitely be missed in our community.
Damn. This is very sad news. Only 63 is young too. A legend was taken too soon.
Sad news. Condolences to his family.
I was informed that he had cancer and used a walking stick to walk. Was that true?
Quote from: roadman65 on April 29, 2023, 01:48:30 PMI was informed that he had cancer and used a walking stick to walk. Was that true?
I don't know about cancer. There have been mentions on Facebook of him going on dialysis and passing away as the result of complications from a fall. But, yes, he did use a cane.
Oh no. He was a rock.
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Oh my god man... I'm honestly more in shock than I am sad about his passing. He was an extremely knowledgeable guy on highways in Arkansas, learned quite a lot from him. He will be missed in our community.
RIP
The only time I communicated with him on DM, he sent me an image of the old Ozark Frontier Trail logo that used to be on some Arkansas roadways and went away. RIP.
Very sad news, and at 63 as well, far too young. I saw him and talked with him at quite a few roadmeets over the years, and he will be missed by me and the community.
Just finding this thread now. Very sad to see. He was clearly a core and beloved member of the road community here and beyond.
May he Rest in Peace, and may his family and friends find peace during this time as well.
I cannot say I interacted with him much, but nonetheless, RIP. One of the most knowledgeable members on this site and in the community.
63. That is way too soon. May he rest and peace and God be with his family.
Up until very recently, I was too young to attend road meets. This unfortunately meant that I was never able to see the legend in person.
I pray that he found that perfect pizza up in heaven.
RIP. I'll miss the back and forth we had on ARDOT and western Arkansas in general. He was one of the good ones.
RIP. I enjoyed interacting with him on the forums. I'll always remember him for the line: "ARDOT is good about planning for yesterday sometime next week". Gets me every time.
RIP. :(
RIP...definitely went way too soon, never met him in person, but his knowledge of Arkansas highways was the stuff of legends...he will be dearly missed.
Someone has posted a memorial to David on Find A Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252620175/david-lloyd-backlin