David Dreier

Dreier, David E. 64, of Aurora, IL, passed away unexpectedly January 21, 2011. Born in Aurora, IL on June 24, 1946, David was the son of the late Douglas and Ruth Dreier (nee Hall). He spent his grade school years in Oswego, IL and moved to North Aurora, IL August of 1958 and spent summers with his family in Colorado throughout his childhood and young adulthood. David attended West Aurora High School from 1960 to 1963 and was involved in many athletics including track and football. After high school, David moved to Colorado for several years and then back to Illinois, where he attended classes at Aurora University and the University of Chicago. David founded an Oswego-area newspaper called the Fox Valley Sentinel and owned and operated it from 1974 to 1980. After selling the Sentinel, David worked for River Street Press and then for Minuteman Press, each for over a decade.Additionally, David was an enthusiastic amateur pilot, an avid fly fisherman, an accomplished woodworker, a talented chef, a dedicated scholar and reader, an aspiring poet and a loving and devoted father. Recently rediscovering his enjoyment for playing the guitar, he planned to use his talent for woodworking to become a luthier in his upcoming retirement. He was loved and cherished by his family and friends and will be greatly missed. David is survived by his brother, Edwin L. Dreier of Madison, WI; his six children, David E. Dreier, Jr. of Boulder, CO, Nancy E. Dreier-Curving of Holland, MA, Juliet E. Dreier of Aurora, IL, Peter A. Dreier of Chicago, IL, Andrew A. Dreier of Saint Louis, MO, and Amanda L. Dreier of Chicago, IL; and his granddaughter, Morgan Curving of Holland, MA.Donations may be made in his name to the Batavia Public Library.