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David Scott Schoettger
March 4, 1958 - November 8, 2012
David was born in Fort Collins, Colo. He lived there with his parents
for some years, and then as Federal employees do, they were transferred
to La Cross Wisc., and eventuallly ended up in Columbia, Mo., where his
father was the head of the Fish and Wildlife Research Facility. This is
probably one of the reasons that David was an avid outdoorsman. He
enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, gardening, and boating with his
familly, and was an excellent scenic and landscape photographer. David
took great pride in the fact that he was an active Boy Scout, and
achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and The Order of the Broken Arrow.
He graduated
from Hickman High School in 1976, and went on to study at Truman
University, Kirksville. He then continued his study at DeVry Institute
and received his undergraduate Degree in Computer Engineering, in 1984.
His interest was in saving energy through computer building controls
and worked in that industry his entire career. He worked for Johnson
Controls for 12 years, Siemens Building Controls for 15 years, and was
currently working for ACS Building Controls in Independence, as an
engineerimg specialist. He married his wife of 32 years on August 16,
1980, in Columbia, Mo., where they lived for several years before
moving to the Excelsior Springs area in 1982. They had three beautiful
children, Megan Elizabeth, Kathleen Rebecca and Aaron Christopher
Schoettger.
David is survived by his loving wife, Ellen Richardson Schoettger, of
Excelsior Springs, Mo. He is also survived by his daughter, Megan E.
Schoettger, Excelsior Springs, and his son, Aaron Christopher
Schoettger of Federal Way, Wash., and son-in-law Russell Lupien Jr., of
Gig Harbor, Wash. David leaves his mother, Lorraine L. Schoettger, of
Columbia, Mo., and a sister, Lisa M. Schoettger-Price and her husband,
C.B. Price, their children, Ian, Alisha, and Christian Price, of
Southern Kansas City. He was preceeded in death by his daughter,
Kathleen Schoettger-Lupien, and his father, Dr. Richard Aaron
Schoettger of Columbia, Mo.
A memorial
service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at the First
United Methodist Church of Excelsior Springs. A memorial scattering
will be held at 3 p.m. at Jamesport Masonic Cemetery, Jamesport, Mo.
The family suggests donations to The Nature Conservancy for
Preservation Fund in David’s honor, because of his love for the woods.
You may donate at nature.org or by mail to The Nature Conservancy,
Attn: Treasury, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203.
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