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David Spahr Obituary
David K. Spahr, 59, of Roscoe, passed away suddenly Friday March 29, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. David was born May 10, 1959 in Portland, Indiana. He is the son of Keith and Florence (Hodgson) Spahr. David graduated from Purdue University in May, 1981 and came to Rockford in June, 1981 to start his career in Electrical Engineering at Barber-Colman and subsequent acquisitions. He married the love of his life, Kandy Cherry on April 17, 1982 in West Lafayette, Indiana. David ran the Industrial Instruments Division for several decades before starting MACO-sys, LLC in 2016. He enjoyed working on and driving muscle cars, especially Mopar.
David is loved and missed by his wife, Kandy; children, Keith (Emma) Spahr and Angela Spahr; brother, Mike (Zina) Spahr; and nieces, Hannah (Nate) Hughes, Kristen (Josh) Gibson, and Lauren (Brett) Ferner. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A celebration of life gathering will take place from 2-4 p.m. Friday April 12, 2019 at Sunset Funeral Home, 8800 N. Alpine Rd, Machesney Park, IL 61115 with a memorial service to immediately follow. To share a condolence, please visit www.Sunsetfhmemgardens.com.
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Chris Ashworth
April 9, 2019
On behalf of me, my family, and our global Eurotherm Team, please accept our deepest sympathies. Dave was a true visionary and passionate about his team, his customers, and the success of the business. I had the privilege and honour of knowing and working with Dave during my time with Eurotherm, as well as during the time when we worked together on his acquisition of the Maco business. He was a brilliant and visionary leader who was highly respected by our employees and our customer base and whose soul was dedicated to Maco's success globally. I have no doubt that the MACO-Sys Team and overall business will continue to flourish from Dave's foundational principles.
With my deepest sympathies,
Chris Ashworth
Peggy Tipton
April 8, 2019
My sincere condolences Kandy to you, Keith and Angela. I'm glad I got to know Dave just a little bit. He was a great guy. I know he will be missed and my heart goes out to you.
April 7, 2019
Kandy
We are sorry for your loss. Dave will be missed by anyone that had the pleasure to know him.
Don Johnston
April 4, 2019
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
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