Dave Silverbrand Obituary, Age, Wife, Children, Veteran JournalisT

Dave Silverbrand, a veteran of local journalism, has passed away at the age of 76.
One of Dave Silverbrand’s books features him on the cover. Last Friday, at age 76, he passed away. He worked as a reporter for a local paper in Humboldt County.

One of his books features a photo of author Dave Silverbrand on the cover. Friday, he passed away at the age of 76. He worked for a local newspaper in Humboldt County.

Dave Silverbrand was the epitome of a dedicated journalist, being busy in both print and broadcast media into his eighties.

North Coast News reported today that he passed away on January 6 at the age of 76.

North Coast News TV announced on Facebook on Friday, “It is with great regret that the North Coast News TV team shares with you that our favorite reporter, Dave Silverbrand, has died away.” The newsroom is already struggling without him. The details of a Memorial Service will be shared soon.

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Silverbrand, who was born on August 13, 1946, has a flair for telling imaginative tales. His early years were spent at King City, south of Salinas, and he later moved to the Central Coast. His high school English instructor gave him a head start in journalism by assigning him to cover a local council meeting.

After completing his undergraduate studies in journalism at San Jose State University, he moved to the east coast to work as a television reporter in Maine. Almost two decades of his life were spent at WGME 13 in Portland, Maine, where he worked as a broadcast reporter. During this time, he discovered his passion for feature reporting and the thrill of uncovering anecdotes that he felt added meaning to what he called “the fabric of existence.”

The first, “Dave’s People: A Maine Television Adventure,” was published in 1982, and the second, “Marvelous Mainers,” was released in 1984, both of which focus on the fascinating people he met during his time on the East Coast.
He moved back to the Golden State in the early 1990s. In 1998, he graduated from what was then Humboldt State University with a master’s degree in English with a concentration in writing instruction. At the College of the Redwoods, he subsequently lectured on many aspects of journalism.

Susannah Silverbrand, daughter of Dave Silverbrand, shakes hands with former President George H.W. Bush. (Contributed by David Silverbrand)
George H.W. Bush extends a hand to shake with Susannah Silverbrand, son of Dave Silverbrand. (Contributed by David Silverbrand)
He reported for many North Coast television stations, including feature-style segments, and published a long-running column for the Times-Standard titled “Dave’s People.” His favorite part of his job was talking to interesting people and writing about their experiences, and he was able to do both of those things in his print and TV journalism.

He enjoyed reporting, talking to new people, and writing at home with his cat on his lap, but Caribbean baseball was also one of his interests.

On multiple occasions, he remarked, “There’s nothing like it.”

The Silverbrands’ Nina Winogradov was predeceased by both of them. According to news accounts, she was crossing the street with their dog Fiona, who was “fluffy and white with dyed pink ears,” when she was struck and murdered in May 2013 in Eureka, California.

It was “quite well-known around town” that she was “the lady with the pink puppy,” Silverbrand told the Times-Standard.

Then, in an interview from 2014, he talked about her thoughts on YouTube. Silverbrand credited her for teaching her the value of maintaining a healthy sense of humor under pressure. The other most essential thing she taught me was the importance of savoring every moment spent alone or with loved ones because you never know how long any of those moments may last.

They’d been together for twenty years or more.

In the 1980s, Silverbrand met then-Vice President George H.W. Bush in China through a common friend who was a hairdresser in Maine.

Silverbrand explained that he had used hotel stationery to write a note to the barber, saying something along the lines of, “I’m a friend of your hairdresser, Emile Roy in Maine and just thought I would say hello.” A man with a pinstripe suit and an earpiece was the recipient.

Silverbrand’s hotel phone rang about 15 minutes later. The man picked up and was hailed by Bush.

A few years ago, Silverbrand told the Times-Standard, “What an odd feeling that was to drop the name of a Sanford barber on hotel stationery in China and have the vice president (call).” “I couldn’t believe the Vice President of the United States would be phoning me for any reason, and I had no idea what to say to him.”

As a result, Silverbrand and Bush became fast friends. On their fishing expedition together, Bush allegedly piloted his speedboat “like a fighter plane,” according to Silverbrand.

A one-on-one interview with Silverbrand was arranged after he was elected president.

In the brief time he had with the president, Silverbrand asked some “innocent inquiries,” as he put it. Silverbrand argued that the mere fact of the interview was more significant than its subject matter.

As far as we can tell, Silverbrand never followed up with Bush after their interview.

When asked why he hadn’t done it earlier, he told the Times-Standard in 2018. “I was afraid that I would be buried alive under a mountain of fan mail.”

However, he did take advantage of the situation to introduce Bush to his daughter. Susanna Silverbrand went to the White House and ran into Bush. However, things went downhill from there in terms of the relationship.

I lost touch with her,” Silverbrand told the Times-Standard of his daughter in 2018. I wish things were better between me and my grown daughter.

According to Silverbrand, the lesson to be learned from George H.W. Bush’s death is to not let the fear of rejection or silence prevent you from telling someone how much of an impact they’ve had on your life.

Sadly, “you don’t always get the opportunity to tell folks what they meant to you personally,” he remarked. Sometimes people don’t respond and that’s okay; you can’t take it personally.

The Times-Standard made numerous attempts to contact Susannah Silverbrand after Dave Silverbrand’s death, but without success.

Silverbrand visited Cuba multiple times after developing a keen interest in the country in his later years.

In a video from 2016, he proclaimed, “Nothing says love like a cup of Cuban ice cream.”

On Friday at 1 pm, there will be a memorial service for Silverbrand in St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. Everyone is welcome to attend. Eureka’s church may be found at 615 H Street.

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