David Church, age 66, of Orcas Island, passed away suddenly on February 26, 2015. He was born August 18, 1948 to Woodrow and Joan (Parkinson) Church, in Pound, Virginia.
Dave met Theresa Kean, and they were married on July 27th, 2002 in Olga, WA. Dave came to Orcas Island and fell in love with it as well as his beautiful wife. He went on to work for Eastsound Sewer and Water. He loved his job and he loved working with the public.
Dave loved to fish, crab and just about anything that had to do with the water. He loved tinkering with just about anything. He was a collector of many things. Dave was a motorcycle enthusiast. He loved to take long rides on those beautiful sunny afternoons. He loved sitting on the beach with his wife watching the boats go by and the waves on a stormy day. He had a love for flight. Flying above the earth in his ultralight gave him the greatest pleasure.
Most of all Dave LOVED his wife “I love to fuss over her”, he cherished her as well as he will be forever cherished, greatly missed, but always remembered.
Dave is survived by his wife, Theresa; children, Mendi (Justin), Joshua, Bruce, Crystal and William “Billy”; grandchildren, Kylie, Taylor, Michael, and Ellie Lynn; sister, Karen (David) Mariano; several other family members.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
one of the sweetest, kindest hearts I know. You will be greatly missed by many.
Dave,
My Brother In-Law, who taught me how to catch crab in the Puget Sound so I could teach my grandkids. Your friendship lives on in my memories until we meet again. Rest peacefully Dave.
For me, from when I first met my Uncle Dave, it was always about humor. His easy going attitude about the everyday struggle. Finding the smallest bit of irony in the way everything is done. He would mention all of these strange contradictions thaf I always pondered yet never thought to explore. Moreover he was so loving and completely cherished and adored the newcomer pets that adorned his home. I miss you Dave. And will never forget you.
We all sure thought the world of Dave. He always seem to smile even when things weren’t the best. we are so sorry for his families’ loss. He will be missed ! !
memories with Dave at our first family reunion,and going to the boat in .long. Beach,ca when you came to cal.
Proud to have known Dave. We first met in the 90’s, when we both worked at Rosario. We didn’t chum around, but when we did see each other, we always stopped and had a chat. Our last chat was a few months back. He was doing some work at Orcas Island Physical Therapy, and we chatted about how we each was getting along. He told me he was going to hang it up soon, sell out, and move to America, and buy a place where he could spend a lot of time fishing. I hope there is a lot of fish for him to catch, where ever he is now.