Sgt. Timothy A. David

Timothy A. David had an unusual business idea for when he got out of the military. It involved both safety and fun _ a bar bus. "Believe it or not, he was going to buy a couple of buses, transport people from Fort Hood to Austin, Texas," said his father, Michael David. "He was going to get a liquor license and make a bar bus." David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich., died June 28 in Sadr City after a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. He was a 1999 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Hood. A senior sniper, he was on his sixth tour of duty, having previously served two tours in Afghanistan and three tours in Iraq. "He was just an all-around good kid," said Michael David. "He left the Army life with the Army when was home, that was Tim." In high school, David was a member of his school''s football and track teams. "He got the most out of his ability," said Jim Emery, the boys'' track coach. "He had a good year in the high jump his senior year." He also is survived by his mother, Linda. "He was a good kid," his father said. "He was a joy to be around."