John David Wendel

Ursula, Janet and Ronald: You may not remember me, but I remember your family sooooo well. All 3 of you kids were brilliant and from reading the tributes to Davey, it sounds like he excelled in math and humanity. My memories of him are of a really sweet kid who never got riled and was always smiling. Hold tight to your wonderful memories; they will sustain you through the hard times. I send my love and sympathy to you all. Love, Julie (Klein) McKenzie

Oh Davey, isn't it just like you to go Home on April Fool's Day.

We are going to miss your company, the lively discussions, and the insights shared. May the Lord's peace and blessings be upon the family and friends you've left behind.

Dave was a good man. I will miss him as a coworker and friend. Hope to catch up with you in the next life, Dave.

We wish to send our condolences to the Wendel family. We're sorry for your loss of a wonderful son and brother. May your memories be consoling. Our love and sympathy, the Jon and Susan Leatham family.

Dave and I were office mates at Eyring and became friends in spite of differences in age, religion, you name it. We shared love of math and tech stuff. The world and his family has lost a good man.

Dave was a good quiet man, neighbor, and coworker (Raytheon). He was always looking at the positive attributes of others. May he rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with Dave's family and loved ones.

(From a friend)...Dave Wendel's obituary

One of my friends at work died on Monday …

(me back to my friend)
This is a tough one for me too.

Dave was so "open"/"no fear" with his thoughts and beliefs. He didn't hide anything. He shared everything. (He was so refreshing!)

I'm normally agnostic/atheist.

But,.., I hope we'll all see Dave again, and have a belly laugh about all of this.

But if not, .., at least we shared what we had for a few brief...

I worked with Dave at Eyring for about 10 years. He was always kind, respectful and helpful even though he was an amazing engineer and I was just a lowly writer. He also gave me one of his books because he knew I loved to read.