David A. Goy was a man of simple ways and passionate causes who died from cancer at the age of 33 on October 29th 1997.  He had been the first full time volunteer sent by Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia's Haiti twinning parish program created under Bishop Walter Sullivan.  It was David's greatest wish to help the people of Haiti help themselves. 

In one of his letters from his life in Haiti David wrote, "I don’t know if I’ve done any good here, but I have planted seeds".

Today we strive to continue to help Matabonite reap the harvest.

From Virginia Tech Newman Community Catholic Campus Ministry staffer, Marlene McGrath

David was already a grown man when I first met him at the Newman Community in Blacksburg.  He seemed a quiet and shy engineering student with a strong attachment to the spiritual and community celebrations we had there.  He was older than most of the undergrads and not prone to their antics, but he did have a sense of humor which we (the staff) frequently tested.  I think he saw the needs in the sad and poor country of Haiti and decided that is where he would put his energies, his talents and his holy spirit to work.  David was always so low-key that I never realized how much he was interested in this mission until the Sunday I heard him speak at Mass.  An eloquent, sincere and strong description of Haiti and the needs he saw there.  One of the best speeches I’d ever heard from him.  For that goal, gone was the shy, quiet and sometimes softly cynical Catholic.  Here instead was the missionary, with love for those in Haiti.