David grew up in Rochester, NY, Princeton, NJ, and Bozeman, MT. He served in the Army Security Agency in Germany opening opportunities to join NSA after completing his degree at UCLA. He and wife Gail made a home in Clarksville raising Adam and Beth. NSA sent the entire family on tours to Okinawa and Korea. From its founding David and family made their home with UUCC, David serving in many capacities including as President and Search Committees. NSA gave him the honor of designing the new Math and Engineering Research Library. David love to study, was a life time model railroad builder, rail fan, photographer and sometime musician. He lived from 1933 to 1991.