David Whitman

Remembering David Applefield — humanitarian, journalist, congressional candidate

David Applefield, 64, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack on July 8 while shooting baskets with his son, Alexandre, on a playground in Red Bank, N.J. The previous day Applefield had lost his race for Congress, coming in third in the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s fourth congressional district. After more than 35 years…