David K. Lyster

The Colonel was always such a gentleman. It was a joy to see him when we visited the Waco church congretation. He will be greatly missed.

The Colonel exemplified the true spirit of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ and one who loved the truth. On many occasions we had the opportunity to fellowship with him and came to know him as a kind and gentle man who truly cared for people. He will be sadly missed and we look forward to seeing him in the Kingdom of God. Our condolences go out to the members of his family and pray that God will give them comfort at this time.

We will always remember the Colonel. He was a kind,gentle,and caring man. I recently asked him what he attributed his long life to and he looked a little surprised (as if to say how can there be but one answer)and answered with a hearty by God's grace,of course. We looked forward to seeing him each week at church and he will be greatly missed.
Our Love,Prayers and Deepest Sympathy,

I will always remember Col. Lyster greeting people as they arrived for church services . He was always interested in how a person was doing . He was a fine example .

My thoughts and prayers are with you for your loss. Words are hard to find at times like this. Several years ago in 1991, I got the privilege to know the Col. I spent quite bit of time talking with him about the Air Force because I was an Air Force Brat. I also admired how he was so commited to taking care of his animals he had to feed in rain, sleet, snow or high water. Col. Lyster was a wonderful, compassionate, loving person and fine example to all he came to meet. I know that he was...

The 100th Bomb Group would like to express its condolences to the relatives of Col David K. "Handlebar Hank" Lyster. He was the longest serving 350 BS Commanding Officer. I had the pleasure of meeting him at both the reunions in Houston and in Pittsburgh. He was so helpful and enthusiastic to help our research and filled in many blanks in the groups history. He will be missed by all of us.

Michael Faley
100th Bomb Group Historian
100th Bomb Group Photo Archivist

Please accept our condolences on your loss. We have known the Colonel for many years, his association (with my husband) through the World Wide Church of God. He was always the gentleman and a very interesting and knowlegable man. We know you will miss him very much.May your memories help his loss easier to bear! God Bless You.
Cary & Donna Medford, Gatesville

I remember Col. Lyster very well. We also arrived at the 100 in September 1944 and assigned to the 349th Sq. Each time I would see him I was amazed at that "awesome, beautiful, handlebar mustache". I think he waxed the ends which made him look so "debonair". As a new 2nd Lt. I was very impressed. Bless him.

We met the Colonel just last fall. We enjoyed listening to him tell of his service to this country. We send our warm wishes to his family, and know that he will be missed greatly.