I did not quite know where to put this new obit, whether in Notable Figures of in Police Blotter... Dave's lifelong injuries were the result of a terrible crime committed by his own father (which human cockroach still lives and was sent back to prison because of other crimes) but the young man made a living for himself in spite of it. He also had a longtime association with the late Michael Jackson, who had paid some of his medical bills and allowed him to visit Neverland, which I guess might be considered... something. But his recent demise, though it was in a hospital, is also rather mysterious and is under current investigation, so... P.S., I did a search for either Rothenberg and though I could swear there WAS once a thread about the 1983 crime (and the TV film DAVID which came out several years later), it's not surfacing.
https://apnews.com/3afd64a67adc4b42ab805ec0b49f948a
Trust the Daily Mail to have the gossipy side (and more pictures) but at least gives clues to what may have contributed to his death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Dave-Dave.html
His website. Sadly, he was preparing for an upcoming East Coast exhibit of his works.
http://davedavehq.com
A 2016 video interview with Dave:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/videos...ve-dies-at-42/