![]() After that, we had the privilege of attending St. We both attended Hanover Academy from Kindergarten through Seventh Grade. Who is Tad?” Tad was born on May 9th, 1973, in Ashland, VA with our parents Rob and Barclay. Without further hesitation, I committed myself to helping start a foundation that would raise as much money as possible for a worthy cause. ![]() She said that she had spoken to a few other friends of Tad’s and that they were fully behind starting the foundation. I was so moved, as I always am whenever I run into Tad’s friends (they are my best friends now too) who talk to me as if Tad was physically still alive. She went on to say that a real passion had been tugging at her heart to start a foundation in Tad’s name in order to raise money for a children’s charity. After telling each other about our families, Bentley wasted no time in relaying to me how much she still missed and loved Tad. She reintroduced herself to me as Bentley Keso, a best friend of Tad’s in high school. Catherine’s Daisy Days, when a strangely familiar woman approached me. Several years ago I was with my wife Melanie and six year old daughter Sydney at St. Let me get back to the origin of the foundation. Unfortunately, Tad departed the physical world on July 20th, 1992 however, his spirit very much lives and breathes in many of us today. Before I continue though, you may be wondering why I said “Who IS Tad” rather than “Who WAS Tad”? Is Tad still alive you ask? Well, yes and no. Who is Tad DuPriest and why is there a foundation in his name? The answer to “Who is Tad” is quite complex, so let me begin with how we started a foundation in Tad’s honor.
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