In life we often find that people do not always mean what they say.
Many times, people offer to “help you” whenever you need it. by saying “Call me if you need anything” with such sincerity that you would think they’d run through fire for you.
But then, sadly, when you make that call in the time of need, it’s never a convenient time for them to fulfill their promise.
“Oh, I would if I could.” or “Well, I’ve got to take care of this or that right now or I’d be right there” are familiar refrains we’ve all heard.
In fact, we here those false claims of lending helping hands so much, we often don’t put many f them to the test, lest we should be disappointed.
But every once in a while, one voice offering help and actually fulfilling that offer restores our faith in humanity and makes us appreciate the individual in ways words can’t express.
David Tincher was such a voice.
As many of you know, I had the distinct privilege of serving this community as Principal of Williamson High School for nearly a decade. During my tenure, there were many voices offering help and votes of confidence.
But none were so often expressed in both word an deed and those of David Tincher.
David always would be one of the first to say “Call me if you need me” or “If I can be of help, you know where I am.”
David never, ever disappointed in fulfilling those offers when called upon. If you needed something done or someone in the school needed some help on something, if you called on David, his help was a sure thing.
“The Lord said we’re supposed to lift each other up. That’s all I did.” David would say when you’d express thanks for his help.
David’s biggest help was somehow knowing when the burdens of the day were being hard to carry and he would leave you with “I’ll be praying for you tonight.” With David, you knew he would.
My middle school counterparts, my successor and all the coaches and athletes at Williamson High and Williamson Middle found the same David Tincher that I did. He wanted people to help his children if they ever needed it. And he knew the best way to guarantee that was to do all he could to help other’s children as well. And he loved to be a help. WHS and WMS will not soon find a better friend or helper.
The legendary Howard Goodman used to sing the song “I Don’t Regret a Mile.” One verse of that song says “I’ve had many a friend I’ve trusted, who turned and left me at the midnight hour to weep alone...but thank God, there’s been enough friends who have been true blue, it makes me want to keep trusting on.”
That’s how I see it from this side. Farewell, David Tincher. God be with you till we meet again.
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