 Charles
David ” Dave” Caldwell
Birth Date: August 18, 1964
Death Date: September 4, 2017
Dave Caldwell, 53, passed away from complications of Acute Myeloid
Leukemia on September 4, 2017, at Medical City Dallas Hospital, with his
family at his bedside.
Born August 18, 1964, to Captain Phillip Ryan Caldwell and Barbara Lea
Jones Caldwell at Tinker Air Force Base, OK, Dave was the youngest of
three children. He graduated from Newman Smith High School in
Carrollton, TX. He attended St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO. He
received a pilot’s license while attending the university.
He felt blessed to work for more than 20 years in a job he loved –
building custom homes and pools. He was the founder of Caldwell
Construction, Inc. An optimist who looked at life with an attitude of
gratitude, Dave lived life to the fullest for 53 years. He loved to
travel and enjoyed many travel adventures. He was looking forward to
visiting all of the national parks and presidential libraries. Dave’s
quick wit and ready laugh will be remembered as long as there are people
who knew him here on this earth.
He was preceded in death by his father, Phillip Caldwell, and beloved
grandparents, Louis and Geneva Miller and Orville and Anne Caldwell. He
is survived by his mother, Barbara Johnson of Carrollton, TX; brother,
Curt Caldwell (Claire) of Bardwell, TX; sister, Cheryl Caldwell of
Dallas, TX; three nieces: Chloe Shihadeh (Rami) of Houston, TX; Cara
Caldwell of Richmond, TX; Caitlin Caldwell of Ft. Collins, CO; and one
nephew, Marshall Vaughn of Dallas, TX.
A memorial service for Dave Caldwell will be held Sunday, September 10
at 2:00 p.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3926 Old Denton
Road, Carrollton, TX 75007 with Rev. Lyle Benson officiating. A private
family burial will be held at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, TX.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society or a charity of your choice. |
Submitted by Edward Lynn
Williams |
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