David James "Swannee" Swanson

I just heard the news about David and wanted to send my love and sympathy to the immediate family. David was my first cousin. Along with Amy and Mark, my four siblings and the Gazlay cousins, we shared many happy times as kids at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I especially remember him helping crank the ice cream freezer and leading us all down to the river for a swim. Dave always made us laugh and always loved to play games of all kinds. Even after he was married he'd plop right down on the...

David was a very kind hearted man who was loved by all. The Marquardt's always enjoyed the time we spent with him while visiting family in Tennessee. May he rest in peace and take his place among the angels.

We wanted to send our sympathies to Daves family. We knew Dave very well years ago when his then wife Barb and I worked together at Sears. We ran around together for years. We were all very close and spent alot of time together. He was such a likeable funny guy and we enjoyed his sense of humor. Back then, he loved George Carlin and Bill Cosby and was as funny as both of them. We lost track of him when they moved to Tenn. with Goodyear. We thought of him often over the years and...