Submitted by: Dan Rich

David Lee Maurer

Sept. 15, 1945 - May 1, 2008

South Bend Tribune 5/7/2008
SOUTH BEND - David Lee Maurer, 62, a former South Bend resident, died May 1st, 2008, at his home in Seminole, Florida. A service will be held today, May 7th, at Rhodes Funeral Home in Clearwater, Florida. David was born 15 September 1945 in South Bend, Indiana, to Everett and Hesther Maurer. David attended Clay High School before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 14 December 1965 to 13 December 1968. He was an infantryman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Marines and spent two years, two months and 18 days in Vietnam.

After his honorable discharge, David became a police officer with the St. Joseph County Police Department and served 20 years, retiring as a detective in 1989. David moved to Clearwater, Florida, and began a second career with Raytheon Corporation working in the communications security department. David retired from Raytheon in 2007 after 18 years. David's friends and family remember him as a storyteller with wit and humor who captured everyone's attention. David was passionate about his children and always eager to share how proud he was of them. David is survived by his three children: son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Kim Maurer of San Diego, CA; son and daughter-in-law, Shawn and Nicole Maurer of Austin, TX; and Lori Maurer of Huntington Beach, CA. David is also survived by a brother, Roland Maurer of South Bend; a brother, Irvin Maurer of Linton; a sister, Phyllis McCormick of Surprise, Arizona; and a sister, Hazel Fern. David will be missed by those whose lives he touched.