1948
David
2016
David Kocurek
November 18, 1948 — April 13, 2016
James David Kocurek, Ph.D. age 67, died in Grapevine, Texas on April 13, 2016.
Born November 18, 1948 in Houston, Texas, David lived in Colleyville, Texas. He was President of Flight Technologies, Inc. and had a number of other business interests. He began his career at Bell Helicopter in 1974.
He is survived by: his wife of 50 years, Kathryn, son Aaron his wife Dana and their daughter Lilah of Austin, Texas, son Nathan his wife Shir and their daughter Mila of Boston, Massachusetts, daughter Julie her husband Mark and children Mary Kate and Nicholas of The Woodlands, Texas and brother Jerry of Galveston, Texas.
A graduate of Texas A&M, Class of 1971, David was proud that all of three his children and his son-in-law were also Aggies. An Aerospace Engineer by profession, David had a life long love of music and was an accomplished trumpet player. At the time of his death he was a passionate advocate for Lyme disease patients. He fought tirelessly for patient rights and education.
Services will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Colleyville, Texas on April 21, 2016 at 1PM. There will be a visitation at 12PM and a reception following the service.
Memorial contributions are welcome at ILADS ( www.ilads.org ), P.O. Box 341461 Bethesda, MD 20827-1461 or Bay Area Lyme Foundation ( www.bayarealyme.org ) 884 Portola Road, Suite A7 Portola Valley, CA 94028.
Born November 18, 1948 in Houston, Texas, David lived in Colleyville, Texas. He was President of Flight Technologies, Inc. and had a number of other business interests. He began his career at Bell Helicopter in 1974.
He is survived by: his wife of 50 years, Kathryn, son Aaron his wife Dana and their daughter Lilah of Austin, Texas, son Nathan his wife Shir and their daughter Mila of Boston, Massachusetts, daughter Julie her husband Mark and children Mary Kate and Nicholas of The Woodlands, Texas and brother Jerry of Galveston, Texas.
A graduate of Texas A&M, Class of 1971, David was proud that all of three his children and his son-in-law were also Aggies. An Aerospace Engineer by profession, David had a life long love of music and was an accomplished trumpet player. At the time of his death he was a passionate advocate for Lyme disease patients. He fought tirelessly for patient rights and education.
Services will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Colleyville, Texas on April 21, 2016 at 1PM. There will be a visitation at 12PM and a reception following the service.
Memorial contributions are welcome at ILADS ( www.ilads.org ), P.O. Box 341461 Bethesda, MD 20827-1461 or Bay Area Lyme Foundation ( www.bayarealyme.org ) 884 Portola Road, Suite A7 Portola Valley, CA 94028.
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