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‘He made people believe in themselves’: How David VonBrethorst chased his dream of becoming a golf pro while battling cancer

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 23, 2022

David VonBrethorst is one of those quintessential Spokane guys, a Ferris grad "who knew everybody," said his wife, Monica, who met her future husband of 27 years at a church camp when they were both 10. Together they raised three daughters — twins Abigail and Madison, and Ava — while he served as a pastor at three different Spokane churches, the last being Emmaus, which the VonBrethorsts planted themselves.