On the Road: Saying goodbye to a local legend

As part of our continuing series "On The Road," Steve Hartman revisits Woody Davis of Corbett, Oregon, who touched his local community with his generosity. Residents were able to return the favor during Davis' final months as he battled Lou Gehrig's disease.

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  • @keithhepworth4934
    @keithhepworth49344 жыл бұрын

    “I feel blessed I’m dying slowly.” What an attitude. What a way to put a silver lining on the darkest of clouds.

  • @TheRandompaint

    @TheRandompaint

    2 жыл бұрын

    He saw death and went with him as old friends.

  • @jaccobholbrook4137
    @jaccobholbrook41378 жыл бұрын

    This is a man that every one will miss, I have known him my whole life, since I was born and till the day of his passing. I lived just in front of his home and he did so much for all of us i will never forget. He is my true Hero.

  • @Brucev7

    @Brucev7

    4 жыл бұрын

    You were blessed

  • @EGee-tc1si

    @EGee-tc1si

    3 жыл бұрын

    💞

  • @zachbarlow

    @zachbarlow

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome sorry for your loss

  • @sthr2110
    @sthr21108 жыл бұрын

    Now THIS...is a video that should have 100 million views.

  • @mistato9722

    @mistato9722

    7 жыл бұрын

    People are to worried about the Drama of youtubers.

  • @ironpanther9409

    @ironpanther9409

    7 жыл бұрын

    St Hr amen

  • @fareekalli9776

    @fareekalli9776

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's to little it should have more that 100million

  • @1bls
    @1bls Жыл бұрын

    Guys like that don’t come around very often, a true servant to God and people. Job well done.

  • @janae7116
    @janae711610 жыл бұрын

    Rest in Peace Woody Davis.

  • @rigatoni_pasta
    @rigatoni_pasta8 жыл бұрын

    Man, I haven't cried in a long time.

  • @vikasjsheth
    @vikasjsheth9 жыл бұрын

    Money is just temporary... Goodwill is permanent! That is till the people are courteous enough to remember that!

  • @matthewsexton5490
    @matthewsexton54908 жыл бұрын

    What a legacy. He cashed out with a high score.

  • @Wookie_Cookie_2014
    @Wookie_Cookie_20145 жыл бұрын

    This kind of story tells you _exactly_ what you should do every day. Tell those who matter to you what they mean to you, and why you feel that way, *_before_* another sun sets... for a new day may not come for one of you. Regret is a bitter pill to swallow-- especially when you have just been shown the impact with this story alone what that impact means to the person. Don't wait until they are told they are dying, don't wait for anything. Do it now. You may think that they already know... I would bet you that they do *_not._* Everything that happens after a person is gone is just for the people left behind. Nothing meaningful for the one who is gone at that time. That is why you must do it _before_ they are gone. If you waste a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month... that person will never have known the truth of how you felt about them, and everything that you appreciated about them (it is foolish to even think this way). This does not mean just the ill, or the very old. This means everyone that you have gratitude and love for, and why. ~Peace!

  • @overreal3140
    @overreal31403 жыл бұрын

    Man lived fulfilled life.

  • @nupolsen9357
    @nupolsen93573 жыл бұрын

    Here, more than ever, I need to know who could give this a thumbs down. Just can't fathom.

  • @BellaWorldAni
    @BellaWorldAni5 жыл бұрын

    I guess I just don't understand why these wonderful stories don't have more views. People just don't know what they're missing. :)

  • @user-vm5ud4xw6n
    @user-vm5ud4xw6n4 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful story. I struggled not to cry. I lost! 700 people! What a blessing! So sweet the family got to feel the love from the community before it was too late. I always say “if you can’t be bothered bringing me flowers while I’m alive and can enjoy them, don’t bother putting them on my grave after I’m gone and can’t see them. Then you’re just buying them for you!” Thank you Steve! Great story!

  • @rebeccab7306
    @rebeccab73065 жыл бұрын

    Wealth isn't your bank balance..it's the hearts that are filled with you.

  • @anonfornow359

    @anonfornow359

    4 ай бұрын

    Beautifully said. Thank you

  • @Dauberg
    @Dauberg5 жыл бұрын

    it is men like this, that will always be remembered, and that makes life a little easier to live for us who is having a hard time.. :) may his soul forever find peace

  • @kaylapemberton6820
    @kaylapemberton68204 жыл бұрын

    This is so hard to watch my aunt carol passed so fast from als she put up such a good fight it was hard for her to let me see her and it was hard for me to see her but that last visit when I saw her I knew it would’ve my last she passed two days after seeing her she was at peace knowing I loved her so much that I even got a tattoo for her a promise to see her again it doesn’t matter that I only knew her for about two years she was my whole world and I was hers she taught me so much with out even saying a word but through her eyes and actions she always called me beautiful and because of that I learned what self confidence is and no one will ever take that away from me

  • @grumpyscatsbestfriend5990
    @grumpyscatsbestfriend59908 жыл бұрын

    Steve Hartman, Charles Kuralt would be very proud of you.

  • @TheStuport

    @TheStuport

    8 жыл бұрын

    Smiles....That is a wonderful compliment indeed!

  • @gehlen52

    @gehlen52

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would like to think that Charles 'is' proud of him. Either way you are right.

  • @patrickmcneilly4293
    @patrickmcneilly42932 жыл бұрын

    Don’t know how many locals from Byram and Stanhope will see this, but this story reminds me of Waving Willie. Always waving to everyone.

  • @liaocow
    @liaocow9 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful human being, if everyone could strive to be a little more like this individual, the world would be an amazing place to live in.

  • @jayleanpina7459
    @jayleanpina74594 жыл бұрын

    I can’t even put in to words the heart ache i felt at the end of this video. What a true humble man 💙

  • @missmsmrs.7309
    @missmsmrs.73093 жыл бұрын

    Every time I watch these stores a huge load of cut onions suddenly appears out of no where! What's up with these tears trying to make rivers? I hate it but I love it! Jesus wept!

  • @user-zx8jv6wj1c
    @user-zx8jv6wj1c4 жыл бұрын

    This Steve Hartman clip is one of my favorites.

  • @vikings282009
    @vikings28200910 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness. What an awesome guy.

  • @CindersVale
    @CindersVale4 жыл бұрын

    A wonderful man who learned just how much he meant to everyone in town. What a legacy to have and still have the chance to let it fill your heart while you yet live.

  • @kathim231
    @kathim2314 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for putting together this story just right.

  • @mirandataberima870
    @mirandataberima8707 жыл бұрын

    I'm cry so badly watching this, so awesome man 😭

  • @karenlewis6186
    @karenlewis61863 жыл бұрын

    Such a sweet man...👋loved by many...

  • @georgeedwards4958
    @georgeedwards49585 жыл бұрын

    I like Steve Hartman and his OnTheRoad segments. I do not see how he does not cry. I bawl like a baby sometimes.

  • @pheenix42
    @pheenix422 жыл бұрын

    That has to be the most dignified casket I've ever seen. And carrying him to the cemetery in the wagon? You couldn't have honored a king any better.

  • @nancywhitney1156
    @nancywhitney11563 жыл бұрын

    God Bless this man & his family ❤

  • @marialongoria8774
    @marialongoria87745 жыл бұрын

    This story warms my heart

  • @WSXMATT
    @WSXMATT5 жыл бұрын

    whos cutting those damn onions. This is so sad. But yet so happy that he was able to see people help him in his final days.

  • @redbird28able
    @redbird28able9 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy watching Steve's stories. I call them ''HAPPY STORIES'' and I think we need to hear more. They touch you, they move you and they might put a tear in your eye and I think those are the kind of stories we need to hear.

  • @anonfornow359

    @anonfornow359

    4 ай бұрын

    Me too. They put faith in kindness, love & gratitude back into my heart. ❤

  • @SimpleDragon1
    @SimpleDragon14 жыл бұрын

    This man reminds me of my grandpa I miss him

  • @TheRetirednavy92
    @TheRetirednavy923 жыл бұрын

    This made me cry, God Bless him and all those who returned the love.

  • @melaniegreen1311
    @melaniegreen13113 жыл бұрын

    I am just picturing he was waving to God and ran up to him for a welcome home hug.

  • @robboyte1101
    @robboyte11014 жыл бұрын

    "Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead." -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" How true that is.

  • @colewales9308
    @colewales93083 жыл бұрын

    This is so beautiful

  • @alantjoseph3858
    @alantjoseph38588 ай бұрын

    It's men like this who embody the true American spirit😊

  • @jehovahuponyou
    @jehovahuponyou3 жыл бұрын

    WHAT A WONDERFUL, TOUCHING VIDEO - BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @brandisaunders5837
    @brandisaunders58373 жыл бұрын

    What a well lived life. 😔🙏 RIP!

  • @anonfornow359
    @anonfornow3594 ай бұрын

    Wow. What a person he had a lot of heart and wisdom. He clearly knew what mattered in life and in dying/death. Its beautiful he died knowing how much he was loved in return❤ ❤❤

  • @TheStuport
    @TheStuport8 жыл бұрын

    What Woody meant to all those people just can't be bought, so Woody was in fact a Very Rich man. Cheers All

  • @marcelochaves6076
    @marcelochaves60765 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely story, it makes me believe in humanity, so good to see the recognition of his good acts by the community in which he lived. Send all respects from Brazil for this wonderful exemple of life.

  • @VIKING33NY
    @VIKING33NY10 жыл бұрын

    God Bless you Woody Davis!!! God knows YOU Sir!!!!

  • @jantruitt9241
    @jantruitt92414 жыл бұрын

    Thank You Steve! Wonderful story! 😢❤️😢❤️😢

  • @THEKj1972
    @THEKj19724 жыл бұрын

    I found this video deeply moving. I personally have seen people with disabilities that have made it impossible for them to perform daily tasks. The love the people had for this immensely wonderful person, was beautiful to see.

  • @NS-lx4hx
    @NS-lx4hx2 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing man!

  • @sojaded85
    @sojaded855 жыл бұрын

    Its too early for me to be crying so hard.. This makes me miss my dad so much.. All that love..

  • @sojaded85

    @sojaded85

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aww I forgot I commented on this.. I still missing daddy. And this video is still so sweet

  • @skof28
    @skof282 жыл бұрын

    I don't know how often I watch this video but I cry my eyes out every time.

  • @thomasackerly2410
    @thomasackerly24103 жыл бұрын

    Very sad but beautiful

  • @RyanLynch1
    @RyanLynch15 жыл бұрын

    omg... so true about the dying slowly thing. it hurts not being able to share how much someone meant before they go. wow.

  • @iolanisjourney4828
    @iolanisjourney48284 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a beautiful man and soul. 💕🙏RIP

  • @stephenlong8379
    @stephenlong83795 жыл бұрын

    Corbett sounds a great place to live nice people.

  • @christinalynn8143
    @christinalynn81432 жыл бұрын

    Awww. 🥲 May he RIP. So sweet his family and him to share in their love with the community.

  • @derrickwilliamson5843
    @derrickwilliamson58435 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was truly sad and I pray that his family finds peace in the fact that before he left this earth the people he touched in life had the chance to actually show him how much they cared for him . so so sweet I don't know what to say but may the most high yahawah take care of him and rap him in his arms amen

  • @cierralangley3308
    @cierralangley33085 жыл бұрын

    I'm a sobbing mess😣😫😭😭

  • @micheledimond
    @micheledimond4 жыл бұрын

    What an incredible man...and town...

  • @shammendraeshwar433
    @shammendraeshwar4334 жыл бұрын

    Salute to this legend!

  • @philliptaylor8850
    @philliptaylor88504 жыл бұрын

    An awesome life still touching others in 2019.

  • @wihlzhini1496
    @wihlzhini149610 жыл бұрын

    so inspiring, i want to be a kind person like him.. but i have anger issues

  • @RepressedMemories16

    @RepressedMemories16

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wihl Zhini I can relate to you my good sir. Being a bipolar type 2 patient, I also have emotional distractions from committing acts of kindness. the method I have found to combat this, is using the acts of kindness you do reach put and do, treat as a justification to keep living. it will spark a need and addiction to kindness, That feels so necessary, it will be even harder to ignore than your anger. All it takes is the first step.

  • @EmperorDrawkill_731

    @EmperorDrawkill_731

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same I also have anger issues including autism

  • @tysoncott7402
    @tysoncott74025 жыл бұрын

    WOW! what a wonderful story, sad yet wonderful. We literally have the identical samething going on here in our small town of council grove ks, the towns furniture seller and a great handyman passed suddenly of a heart attack this past friday, the entire community enjoyed this man as much as the community loved the kind man in this video. Folks, be kind to one another, it genuinely makes a difference.

  • @kiwdwks
    @kiwdwks5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this story. Wish I could have been blessed to meet the man...

  • @boruiwei6187
    @boruiwei61875 жыл бұрын

    I just knew this great man after 8 years he passed, I am really touching about this pure and unbelievable kindness, with love and respect, R.I.P

  • @nikia737
    @nikia7376 жыл бұрын

    Truely beautiful to see love shiny and bright through a whole community....lets spread it world wide ;)

  • @icecubes76
    @icecubes7612 жыл бұрын

    This made me cry...How touching...RIP Woody :(

  • @mitchmitchell2088
    @mitchmitchell20884 жыл бұрын

    This story brings tears to a man's eyes that never cries

  • @RAJENDRAYADAV-br2mx
    @RAJENDRAYADAV-br2mx4 жыл бұрын

    I cant control my tears......

  • @JulianMedina
    @JulianMedina11 жыл бұрын

    I wish we had more news like this!

  • @grumpyoldlady_rants
    @grumpyoldlady_rants2 жыл бұрын

    Corbett is a very special place. If you’re driving east on I-84 out of Portland, take the time to get off the interstate and drive through Corbett. Better still, stop at the little market and get a bite to eat.

  • @dirtyhairy8884
    @dirtyhairy88844 жыл бұрын

    What a man!!! Rest in peace. I wish there were more stories like this on KZread and in our news. Makes you proud to be an American.

  • @CreoleLiveDoll
    @CreoleLiveDoll10 жыл бұрын

    OMG... :'( I am so late seeing this but I'm so happy I did! ;') What an awesome guy and what wonderful people. R.I.P. Woody Godspeed!

  • @caroleastmond9064
    @caroleastmond9064 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful Man!!!❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @marstondavis
    @marstondavis2 жыл бұрын

    Great story. What a man. What is wrong with the 43 that voted thumbs down?

  • @kevindanner2090
    @kevindanner20907 жыл бұрын

    That's very sad news hes in a better place right now

  • @kmk2982
    @kmk29825 жыл бұрын

    God bless you & keep you, sir.

  • @JesusLovingKentuckyGal
    @JesusLovingKentuckyGal3 ай бұрын

    This is so sweet ❤

  • @jerenitafagayan3300
    @jerenitafagayan33004 жыл бұрын

    What way to go !!!!🙏😊😇 He's such a blessing, indeed ! 💘♥️

  • @noobforpresident2024
    @noobforpresident2024 Жыл бұрын

    There is a special place in heaven for people like this.

  • @GenetEshete
    @GenetEshete6 жыл бұрын

    Little bit kindness goes along way. Start with little.

  • @ATanerH
    @ATanerH12 жыл бұрын

    So inspirational....

  • @barbaraunderwood1762
    @barbaraunderwood17624 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow. I just watched this & the town made him his casket. He got to see what everyone wrote & how he was lived. Great tribute.

  • @elcabrito21
    @elcabrito21 Жыл бұрын

    What a nice man. I hear my uncle had a similar big funeral like that in the town he's from. I regret not going myself

  • @perijetton9275
    @perijetton92752 жыл бұрын

    This is beautiful ❤️

  • @charlenem3371
    @charlenem33716 жыл бұрын

    Such an amazing human being, this made me cry.

  • @sgtliles30
    @sgtliles303 жыл бұрын

    Respect 💯💪👊👊

  • @queenissohumble7722
    @queenissohumble77225 жыл бұрын

    Definitely in tears

  • @ronjunior4361
    @ronjunior43614 жыл бұрын

    Truly a rich man.

  • @normanolsen
    @normanolsen6 жыл бұрын

    with love, and respect...R.I.P.

  • @SuperAvenger98
    @SuperAvenger982 жыл бұрын

    A life well spent. I'd make my family go. we can learn a lot from his attitude

  • @elsag4597
    @elsag45973 жыл бұрын

    Always makes me cry

  • @Here_Come_The_Sixers
    @Here_Come_The_Sixers9 жыл бұрын

    this is so sad. god bless him and his family. im crying too

  • @nlp6082
    @nlp6082 Жыл бұрын

    Great story ❤

  • @orchid2407
    @orchid24073 жыл бұрын

    How beautiful.

  • @paigec7975
    @paigec79756 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful soul..

  • @TheRescueDogs
    @TheRescueDogs2 жыл бұрын

    Tears on this one for sure. What an incredible, heartfelt story of a truly remarkable man and the community who cared right back.

  • @Aeolos67
    @Aeolos6712 жыл бұрын

    RIP Woody. THIS is a REAL human being, THIS IS when humanity is at its best. I could care less about RICH People, I could care less about POLITICIANS, I could care less about the MEDIA, I could care less about the CHURCH. Everything that the Church teaches is BUNK, unless you put it into use. What IS important is what he did when he was alive, what he accomplished in his community, the impact he had, and the way people responded to him. RIP Woody. A true Angel on EARTH.

  • @olszewskijake7073
    @olszewskijake70735 жыл бұрын

    Thats so bittersweet

  • @e-rj8984
    @e-rj89845 жыл бұрын

    A true hero ❤❤❤

  • @thoslwwillis
    @thoslwwillis4 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful way to go❤️