David-Sprague-Obituary

David Sprague

Lima, Ohio

1949 - 2020

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LIMA — David L. Sprague, age 70, of Lima, passed away at 7:49 pm on 4-18-2020 at Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center.

David was born on September 15, 1949 in Lima, Ohio to Richard and Dondaleen (Houseworth) Sprague who preceded him in death.

He worked as a press operator at...

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Dave and I lived a couple of houses apart growing up and became best friends. I have a lot of good memories of our times running around. He was a super guy and a great friend. My condolences to his family.

David was a very nice cousin, but Unfortunately haven't seen him for years! David may you Rest In Peace! Your cousin !!

To the family of Dave Sprague, you have my deepest condolences.

We were co-workers at the Crude Still/SRU/Vac Unit for a number of years. I remember one eventful day that Dave come to my aid due to crude line rupture that entered the furnace requiring an immediate shutdown. We handled without injury, a fire or explosion and I will never forget how assisted me in protecting lives and equipment. I'm forever grateful.

I had a nice, long conversation with Dave a few years ago. I was encouraging him to attend our class reunion, wanting him to know how much his classmates would like to see him.

He filled me in on his life, and I could see he still had his drawl sense of humor. I'm so glad we had that chance to catch up.

He and his buddies (I won't provide their names to protect the not-so-innocent) used to walk past my study halls or classrooms and say humorous things, trying to embarrass...