ly to Monroe, Wisconsin, in 1951. David graduated valedictorian of his class from Monroe High School in 1957, and Suma Cum Laud from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1961. He became a valued member of the Diplomatic Corp with the US Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer, living in various countries around the world including Switzerland, Suriname, Venezuela, Uruguay and Colombia, and later in Washington, DC. He served in the Foreign Service for 30 years. After retirement he and wife Oma relocated from Alexandria, VA to Madison, WI. He loved his family connections and expanding them, keeping up with extended family all across the United States and around the world. He played a vital role in reuniting with extended family and becoming part of their lives after all of the intervening years. David loves sports and was an avid fan of the Wisconsin Badgers and the Green Bay Packers (after forsaking the Washington Redskins). David is a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many. He will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Cress Funeral Home, 6021 University Ave., Madison, WI. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2018 at First United Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Ave., in Madison, WI., with Rev. Dr. Mark A. Fowler presiding. Service and Interment will take place at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C., December 17th, 2018.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First United Methodist Church, Madison, WI or to your favorite charity in his memory.
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