Daddy's Little Girl

Dave Holloway Will Always Be Natalee Holloway's Daddy.

This fund is the Holloway Fund in Miss.

Trustmark Bank
Natalee Holloway Fund
700 23rd Ave.
Meridian, Miss. 39301
or at any Trustmark branch in Mississippi.
The contact no. is (601) 693-2431

Bumped to top with added Fund information for Natalee and Father Dave Holloway. This is a different Fund than the Twitty Natalee Fund.

Comments

[Ashleigh]

Thanks Dan. That was a beautiful piece.

[Cassy]

:( Sad, I'm in tears.

[Sunny]

This is a most touching tribute to Natalee's Dad. I hope Dave Holloway sees it.

[missteacher]

I am a faithful lurker here who very rarely posts. Tonight after reading this, however, I was thinking about how all these posts have so many comments and people are always arguing about this or that but, this one seems to be quiet. It could be that it was only very recently posted but regardless, after reading this I too feel "quiet" inside. I have had great admiration for Dave Holloway since the beginning of this case. He has been strong yet reserved, determined yet humble. I will say a aspecial prayer tonight for him. I am also going to forward this link on to everyone I know. If we can believe in the power of prayer to help brin gpeace to Mr. Holloway and if this can help Mr. Holloway's financial issues, then I will get the word out as much as I can. My heart hurts to think of Natalee's Daddy digging through that smelly trash everyday from sun up to sun down. I lay here typing this post while my little baby boy is fast asleep in his crib and I cannot possibly imagine how much hurt Natalee's family is going through. God, please give them peace.

[Kelly3]

God Bless Dave Holloway! No father should have to look in a dump for their child. I can't find the words to say the anger I felt when I had heard Mr. Holloway was looking for his daughter in a dump. I hope this nightmare ends for Natalee's parents.

[Cindi in PA]

18 years after my fathers death, he will always be my daddy, although I don't remember calling him that, as I got older, it was dad. Still, I cannot forget the comfort, guidence, protection he offered me through the years. I still gain strength, when at my lowest, from the tapping on my front window, to his words of wisdom. In time,
I pray Dave can gain strength in knowing, what a charming, beautiful young woman he helped raise. May he be an example to fathers everywhere.

[Carry Nation]

Very moving piece,thank you Dan.

[Roy]

nice piece.
I believe it will touch the hearts of many fathers.
I know it moved me.
it made me feel so close to my daughter who is now studying abroad.
Her name is Msichana Tamu meaning 'Sweet Girl'.
Again, nice piece.
Thanks Dan.

[Shadoworm]

Another post by the same author

Natalee Holloway's Mom Meets Deepak's Manhood

By Patrick Hurley
Aug. 10, 2005

Mom Twitty paid a visit to the Internet Cafe and said hello to Deepak Kalpoe. His response was as chilling as what probably happened to Natalee Holloway that fateful May evening...

Let me ask you a question before we go any further. If you were an innocent person unjustly accused of a crime you did not commit and you wanted to not only clear your reputation but also to find the real perpetrators how would YOU go about it?

I know what I would do. If I was in jail, I would want to talk to the parents of the person I was accused of harming. I would tell them everything and anything they wanted to know. Once I was released from jail and declared innocent of any wrongdoing, I would bust my buns to get out there and support the family of the victim. I would offer to take a lie detector test. I would be passing out fliers to help find her. I would be doing everything I could to help solve the case. Wouldn't YOU?

That brings us back to Deepak Kalpoe. Coward.

I realize I am going to get letters from all the legalists who will insist I am being unfair to the little weasel, but I do not care. I am not blinded by the protective umbrella the authorities in Aruba have put over the elder Kalpoe. He is running and hiding and he knows it. Beth Holloway Twitty knows it. Now...the whole world knows it.

He was asked a simple question, "Did he know what happened to Natalee that night?" An innocent person would look into the eyes of at that hurting mother and say, "I feel terrible for what happened to your daughter, Mrs. Twitty. I did see her earlier in the evening, yes. I drove around with her, my brother and Joran. I dropped them off and went home. I honestly do not know anything else. That is what I told the police and that is what I am telling you. Is there any way I can help you beyond that, ma'am?"

Of course, that is not even CLOSE to how he responded. In fact, he didn't respond at all. He kept his head down like a whipped dog searching for a place to hide. He kept typing incessantly on his computer keyboard...wwe9a9gfaq290-a8sdhopser3we0-adswwww8ssgfp[qwwre...the drivel he was punching on the screen matched his freaked out conscience. This is not the actions of someone who is willing to do what is right when an innocent girl goes missing. In fact, Beth Twitty should not have even had to find him cowering behind a desk. He should have sought her out and been a man. If...he was totally uninvolved that night.

But, if he did have culpability in the disappearance of Natalee guess what? He acted PERFECTLY when mom came a calling. His behavior screamed, "Please get the light of suspicion off ME! I don't want you to know what I did that night. Where in the hell is my....LAWYER!"

Well, Deepak, thank goodness for you, your lawyer is close by. He is talking about getting a restraining order AND filing a harrassment suit against Beth Holloway Twitty. For what? Asking honest questions about what happened to the girl in HIS car right before she vanished? Horrors! The poor guy. How dare anyone question HIM about his activities that night! That has to be illegal, right? Well no, Deepak. It is not. And, you are revealing who you really are for the world to see....a young man who has something to hide. You may have deceived the police. You might have fooled a judge. You may have washed your car, gotten your story straight and gotten rid of all the evidence, but to thousands of us who have been following this case...you are not convincing us of your act.

Get out from behind the desk. Walk out into the sunlight. Go find Beth Twitty, look her in the eyes, tell the truth for the first time since May 29 to a mother who deserves it and be an adult who takes responsibility for his actions. You wanted to be a man the night you picked up a helpless girl, didn't you? This is your chance to redeem yourself. It may be too late for Natalee, but it isn't too late for you.

Deepak, the measure of a real man is not how much you can strut your masculinity, but by how much you can display your character when the truth demands it.

Someday you will realize that.

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About the author: Pat Hurley has won three Emmy awards for writing, hosting and producing television shows. He resides in Southern California.

[rabroy]

Under the topic The Truth And Natalee Holloway a blog compared JVD and Jesus for being crucified while innocent.What a shock, comparing JVS to Jesus! Why did he go to HI to mix with Alabama students? Was it by coincidence or he was on a specific mission.Then he goes to C& C with Depak and Satish to again mix with the students, again was this by coincidence or there was a plan? Then a girl, blonde and blue eyed is carved out. Why did they leave with her in their car? What did they want from her? To help her with transport to HI is it? That obviously was not the case.Again we ask if this was by coincidence or by plan and with what objective by the three.Then Natalee does not show at HI and the three lie they dropped her at HI and two innocent guys get arrested because of the lie.JVS and friends including Croes later admit they lied. One asks what the objective of the lie was? Not to find a scapegoat? In any case why lie if you are clean and innocent.Then he say JVS (Jesus) left Natalee on the beach'unharmed' at 02:00 in the morning. That is not typical of Jesus Christ behaviour. In fact this is another lie by JVS.I know it is easy to believe the words of the guilty because the words of the devil are sweet and easy to believe and that is why serial killer managed to deceive their victims.Beth is right, all the circumstances point to one thing. JVS's mixing with MB students was a planned mission and the 3 boys, JVD and the Kalpoes and most likely Croes know exactly what happened to Natalee. The investigation is weak and lacks will and creativity to bust this case. Otherwise it is very clear who is involved or responsible.

[just an observer]

This thread is about the FATHER why input something about the mother? Lord knows she gets more than enough coverage.

This is all about DAVE HOLLOWAY!! I too have admired this man and so the depth of his grief in one interview when he broke down in tears.

He is the unsung hero in this tragedy. He is to be admired he needs donations, he is not sitting in a plush room in Aruba getting all the emotional support and financial support, he doesn't hold nightly interviews ad nauseum, BLESS YOU DAVE HOLLOWAY AND YOUR DAUGHTER Natalee Holloway.

That was a beautiful article and well deserved for a wonderful father! A parent in EVERY TRUE sense of the word.

Dave Holloway, the truth is slowly being revealed about the other side and more will be revealed. IF it is true that the Twitty's had a $2 Million kidnapping insurance on Natalee that to will be revealed. IF Greta's husband and Jug are in bed together with a investment thing that to will be revealed. (see post in 131 a article from a German newspaper)

I pray you find peace of mind Dave Holloway and I truly pray your daughter will be returned to you alive and you and your beautiful family can be made whole again!!

[ev]

I am a 44 year old woman who has a tremendous bond with my father even though he lives in PR we talk atleast once a week. Whenever I go to visit there I leave heartbroken. I now have a daugther she is 14 and her father and I were never married however I am insuring that she has that special relationship with her Dad. Dave I really feel for you there are some of us who suffer in silence. I can not not imagine what my father would be going through if I had mysteriously disappeared. God Bless you and may you find the answers you need.

[JailLess1]

I contacted Pat & suggested, if possible, someone pass the "original letter" on, if it's ok w/ the writer. Also maybe send it to a few news sources in Aruba, one thing for sure, it needs to get to Joran's sorry-excuse-for-a-dad. If he has any inkling of a conscious 'that letter' if anything should put something on his mind & 100 lbs weight on his heart

[Fla Girl]

Very touching ... and as a mother of two daughters, it broke my heart.

My only wish is that other fathers who might be absent from their children's lives (by choice)might read this and take note at what a real father is! Just know you can never go back, once time has passed, it's gone forever!

Men out there (and some women too).... stand up!!! Go find your children you left so long ago and tell them you love them before tomorrow comes and is lost forever!

Peace to all!

[sherrie]

to just an observer:
What is your problem? Who cares if it's the mother or the father who gets the most coverage? Do you think they care? I am sure that they would tell you that their ONLY concern is in finding out what has happened to their daughter. I am sure that both of them are hurting equally. If you are sick of seeing BT get all the coverage as you say ..then quit watching. I have looked at both of these parents and thought what a horror this must be for them. Do you think that when they looked at their little girl that they ever dreamed that one day she would be a reason that more parents are holding their children closer and being more cautious about where they let them go and what they let them do? Do you think they ever thought they would inspire others parents to hang on and never give up on children that may be lost to them? Children can be lost to parents in many ways..hopefully some parent out there who had given up on a child will watch these parents and gain a renewed strength to never give up on their own child. The situation these two parents have found themselves in is a place I am sure they never wanted to be and to criticize BT for anything that she has done and will do to try and find her daughter is nothing sort of cold-hearted and mean.

[Fla Girl]

Just a litty story this letter above made me want to share:

My oldest daughter is 20 years old. Ironically the same age as I was when she was born. Back in 1985, born two months premature, and yes I was married, if you could call it that - she suffered many physical ailments and for weeks we sat with by her layette in the NICU and held our breath waiting, hoping everyday the doctor would come in and tell us the danger had passed and she could go home. Finally that day came and although she suffered many lingering effects over the years, time passed and now she is a beautiful young woman.

Now, my reason for this story....at 8 weeks old, her father, my husband decided it was more than he could handle (i guess..never got a real answer from him), but he packed up and left without explanation...barely looking back.

Over the next year, he was in and out of her life, at his convenience...of course, she knew nothing of it at the time (thank God) as she was just a beautiful baby girl....finally starting to be able to eat, play and do things other children her age could do without restrictions..her health although still tough at times, was improving. Up until the age of two...she knew him to be her father, but had to be reminded at times because he was in and out so much. Picture this, a little girl, 2, 2 1/2 years old, little suitcase in hand standing on the front porch, looking left...nothing, looking right...nothing, ....daddy's car never came down the street even though he said he was coming. So hard to explain to a little child why daddy didn't show up AGAIN this weekend!

Finally I just cut my losses and went on with life, raising my beautiful daughter on my own. There was a brief period when she was 4 he contacted me and wanted to see her...well as you can imagine, that only lasted about 2 months before he pulled his disappearing act AGAIN!

Well, life went on, and a wonderful man came into my life and I remarried when she was 5 years old. He loved my daughter as if she was his own. He stood up and because of his love for me, and his kind nature and want to take care of me and mine, he asked to adopt her. I agreed, contacted her biological father, and as you might expect, he agreed to sign over his rights but under one condition...that I never pursue him for the $25,000.00+ he owed me in back child support. As you can imagine I readilly agreed and couldn't wait to get his signature on that piece of paper.

Years passed, I was always honest with her about her father (she carried a picture of him in her wallet), but her daddy (her adopted father) was the one that was there day after day and watched her grow and become a beautiful young woman.

Fast forward to current:

Unfortunately her adoptive father and I have divorced now, but he still maintained a presence in her life..he was her daddy. I had always told her if she ever wanted to meet her biological father, all she had to do was ask and I would try to find him..it was totally up to her.

Well, it was time to mail out invitations for her high school graduation and the day came...one I kind of dreaded. She wanted to find her father. Well, as I had promised all those years, I told her I would start looking for him. I located an address for him and amazingly he was still in our town after all these years...wonder if he ever ran into my daughter (his daughter) and never knew it. We decided to send him an invitation with her senior picture enclosed and our phone number. It simply said "dad, call me sometime, your daughter Tiffany". He had not seen her nor had contact in 15 years. I can only imagine the shock when he received that in the mail.

After a few days passed, I got an amazing phone call...a day I will never forget. It was his mother, my ex mother-in-law, my dauther's grandmother...and she was balling...her heart was breaking. She had looked for us (not because he wanted it over the years but for herself). Sadly her husband, my daughter's grandfather had passed away a couple of years earlier...how sad my daughter would never know him...he was a wonderful man. After hours on the phone we agreed to meet for dinner...wow I was so nervous. The next day she called again....my daughter's father, his current wife and other members of the family wanted to come to our dinner meeting...phew, this was going to be tough. Well, it happened...and as I had told my daughter, it was totally up to her and I allowed to make her own conclusions about her father. She immediatelly fell in love with him, as he did her. Over the years, he had become a man..not the young man wannabe I had married all those years ago. He was stable, had a good career, lovely wife...and the strain of the years without his daughter showed in his face when he first set eyes on the beautiful woman his daughter had become. That moment took my breath away...THEY LOOKED EXACTLY ALIKE! After a few days, and another meeting or two, he finally got the nerve to pull me aside to talk to me in private.. he finally apologized to me...to her..and admitted that he was wrong....he wanted more than anything to be in her life now...to FINALLY be her father!

Good news, on the day of her graduation from high school, May 2004, my daughter was the luckiest one in her entire graduating class.... she had her extended new family (one she missed out on all those years..cousins, aunts, uncles) and most importantly....her father and her daddy.

A year has passed, and her father and her see each other several times a month and are gushing with love for each other...I am so proud of her and of him....I don't interfere as she is now a grown woman...in fact, I'm happy about it. I hold no hard feelings...we were young! We just found out that he and his wife are expecting..my daughter is excited and anxiously awaiting the birth of her new sister!

MORAL OF THE STORY:

MEN......IT'S NEVER TOO LATE! GO FIND YOUR CHILDREN....LOVE THEM...BE PATIENT WITH THEM....THEY WILL FORGIVE YOU!

Sorry for the length of my post.

K

[Jason]

Wow! What an article. I can't even say anything else

[NewReader]

Wow, that was incredible, and I'm totally in tears. Thanks so much for posting that link, Dan. Sending prayers for their entire family...

[Cindi in PA]

Sorry for the length of my post.

K

Posted by: Fla Girl | Aug 19, 2005 10:50:20 AM

Fla Girl, don't be sorry, what you shared is beautiful. My x and his oldest daughter have a very similar story,12 years I prayed for his healing, never sure what that was, until the night Dani called, then I knew. His daughter/our own children are thankful things turned out as they did. Thanks for sharing FG.

[Fla Girl]

Fla Girl, don't be sorry, what you shared is beautiful. My x and his oldest daughter have a very similar story,12 years I prayed for his healing, never sure what that was, until the night Dani called, then I knew. His daughter/our own children are thankful things turned out as they did. Thanks for sharing FG.

Posted by: Cindi in PA | Aug 19, 2005 2:08:40 PM

Thank you Cindi... I cried writing it as it brought back many feelings and pains of the past.

I'm hoping that one person might read it and it might make a difference. My purpose was to show hope...there is always hope. Never give up.

The only thing I would add to it...is that this applies to Mothers as well as Fathers. Sadly today, many moms walk away from their children also.

Again, thanks, and happy for your family as well!

[lori]

That article was so touching and beautiful. It brought me to tears. Mr. Holloway, I share in your pain during this most difficult time. Please know I pray for Natalee's safe return. God Bless you and your family.

[Erin22]

*Wiping her eyes* Dang, I've definately had my share of tears today..First, I just watched My Girl..That was sad..Then I come here and read the letter about Dave Holloway..Then FLaGirl's story...phew..its been rough..But, very touching. Great stories

[talktomamma]

Anyone have an address to send $$ to Dave Holloway's fund?

[musicgirlms]

Beautiful article about Dave Holloway. His actions and words are truly those of a loving father and a genuine Christian.

We could all learn many lessons from him.

Natalee was lucky to have him as her father.

[kchampion]

I have enormous respect for Dave Holloway and my heart rips into when I see the pain on his face.
I also think he has done a wonderful job showing people that divorced couples still remain a family when children are involved. I would like to make a contribution to him to help somehow. What is the best way to do that and be sure he gets it?

[celene46]

I have enormous respect for Dave Holloway and my heart rips into when I see the pain on his face.
I also think he has done a wonderful job showing people that divorced couples still remain a family when children are involved. I would like to make a contribution to him to help somehow. What is the best way to do that and be sure he gets it?

Posted by: kchampion | Aug 19, 2005 9:45:00 PM

Trustmark Bank
Natalee Holloway Fund
700 23rd Ave.
Meridian, Miss. 39301
or at any Trustmark branch in Mississippi.
The contact no. is (601) 693-2431

[celene46]

Anyone have an address to send $$ to Dave Holloway's fund?

Posted by: talktomamma | Aug 19, 2005 6:00:27 PM

Trustmark Bank
Natalee Holloway Fund
700 23rd Ave.
Meridian, Miss. 39301
or at any Trustmark branch in Mississippi.
The contact no. is (601) 693-2431

Posted by: celene46 | Aug 19, 2005 10:20

[talktomamma]

Thanks for the information...I'm sure every little amount will help..

[just an observer]

I wonder if Dave and his family seen this tribute.
I hope if he did it uplifted him even if just a little.

[Selena]

That was a beautiful and moving piece every woman needs to read.

Life does not prepare us well for being a parent, and some people miss the chance completely, not because they can't conceive children, but because they fail to recognize the beauty and joy children offer to enrich their lives.

Every child deserves a father and a mother.

Natalee was fortunate, to have Dave Holloway and Beth Holloway Twitty, as well as two surrogate parents, Jug and Robin, and they were just as fortunate to have shared her.

[farmgirl]

My father died in train collision in 1961
It feels like yesterday my loss is still raw.

I was a daddy's girl.. I went on his job sites with him from age 3 on...I learned to drive his 1951 Ford standard shift truck.

In 1960 I was the potential victim of a date rape (not called that in those days) I fought then I relaxed and just said "this better be worth dying for because my daddy is going to kill you tomorrow"..I said that in full knowledge that if I told my daddy he would indeed kill that guy. He went limp...lots of blustering words but the main thing is he started the car and took me home. I never told my dad..he really would have put a hurt on that guy. I knew how much he loved me.

He was my friend. I lost him in my Senior year of high school..when my son was born in 1964 my worst regret was that he would never know my father.

That son is now 41 and he is a clone of my dad at that age..and chills run over me with this next remark: my daddy died at the age of 42..

So can you believe this: my son is the age of my father at his death, a visual replica of him. and its been over 40 years since he died.

Life is indeed full of surprises.