David was born in Sidney, Ohio. The family moved to Colorado in 1955 where he finished his education. David enlisted in the Air Force immediately after high school graduation and served until 1966. He got a job with IBM at the Boulder plant in 1966 and worked for IBM in various jobs until retirement in 2000. In 2002 David was invited to join the Oak Park Lions Club. The club changed its name and then merged with Bartlesville Lions in 2018. David got involved at the state level with membership in the Eugene S. Briggs board and then he was elected to the Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank board of directors. He worked with PDG Dollie Wooddell in her administration during her two terms as MD3 E District Governor. He then accepted the District Governor’s job again for a second year. He has now accepted another year which makes THREE years he has served as District Governor. He is looking forward to another successful year.