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(paragraph about DOD, service details, and memorials)  David James Hemphill was born November 21st, 1989 in La Grange, Illinois, the son of Mark Hemphill and Sharon Rader Hemphill. David came home just in time for Thanksgiving on November 24th. In June of 1991, the family relocated to Aledo where David attended the YMCA Children's School and Aledo public schools through 2008 when he graduated high school, the second to last generation of Aledo Green Dragons. David bravely battled various illnesses throughout his life including asthma, anxiety, depression, anemia, and ulcerative colitis.  David was employed first with McDonald's from 2009-2010, Farmer's State Bank of Western Illinois from 2016-2022, Huffman's Farm and Home from 2020 until 2024, Ferg's Public House in 2024, and finally with Walmart from 2024 until his death.  In his spare time David enjoyed collecting and listening to records, shopping for antiques, playing video games, learning about local history, l...
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VOIDOUT

I have entered a void in my life that I do not believe there is an easy escape from (if any). Like many things in life, I did not know this event had occurred until I was in the middle of it. Everywhere I look in my life I see nothing but pain, darkness, despair, bitterness, lies, betrayal, fear, misunderstanding, abandonment, and idolatry. I do NOT feel anymore. I cannot afford to. I do not feel love. I do not feel joy. I do not feel excitement. I don't know what the Hell "fun" is. Laughter is usually forced. Comedy has to be really dark or intellectual. Entertainment is a foreign concept. There is no rest. I haven't felt "good" in many years. I don't know how to talk to people. I try to ignore them, tell them what they want to hear, or keep whatever bullshit facade going because "that's the thing to do". I avoid everyone at every given opportunity. I deactivated all my social media, bought a house on the edge of town, do not go out anymor...
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Living in the Moment

Over the past thirty years or so of my life, I have been a person that has either been trying to process the past or fretting about the future, often to my detriment. Living in the moment doesn't come naturally to me for a multitude of reasons, a few of which I hope to discuss here. It should be noted that while I am usually living somewhere in the past or in the future that I am not ignoring the details of the present - quite the contrary in fact. When in social situations, my inner Sherlock Holmes comes out and I am constantly trying to read people: their body language, tattoos, piercings, jewelry, hair length and style, the kind of shoes they wear and how worn they may be, the word choice they use, stance, etc. You can infer a lot about someone just from those quick and constant observations alone. While some people may call it "living in the moment" or "mindfulness", it is generally agreed upon that the practice has numerous health benefits including (but ce...
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"I love you."

  I almost said "I love you" the other day. I stopped myself not because it isn't true (quite the opposite in fact), but for a variety of reasons of which I wanted to try to discuss here. I would start by first analyzing the phrase itself. The first word of that phrase, "I", implies every part of me - the good, the bad, past, present, future - my whole being. All my flaws, insecurities, and imperfections as wells as my strengths, assurances, and resilience are laid out to make of what you will. My truth is spoken and acted out with no regret.   The second word of the phrase, "love", is an interesting one. One most first recognize that love (at least in the pure sense in my estimation) is unconditional. It also falls into one of several types of love. The way you love good food or music is not the same way you love your child or parent (there are of course exceptions I suppose). C.S. Lewis talked about the different kinds of love in his book The Four Lo...
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