David A. Galliher

1932 - 2025

David A. Galliher passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025 after a short battle with cancer. He was 92 years old.

David was born on April 17th, 1932 in Muncie, IN. He attended Burris School in Muncie, and was a proud alumnus of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1958. During college he served four years in the US Air Force, spending time in Japan during the Korean War. After returning to Wabash to complete his degree, he met the love of his life Nancy Hunger, a coed from Scarsdale, NY at nearby DePauw University. The two were married on August 23, 1958, and spent 66 happy years together.

After college Dave and Nancy moved back to Muncie, IN and Dave took over A.E. Boyce Co, a successful printing and bookbinding business founded by his grandfather in 1899. Under Dave's direction the business grew, creating a tailored printing process that catered to Indiana government entities. In 1978 Boyce purchased Wm. A. Didier and Sons Printing Co. in Ft. Wayne, IN, and Dave altered the business to specialize in manufacturing credit cards. Didier found its niche in high quality small orders with superior graphics, leading the business to become a preferred approved vendor for MasterCard and Visa. A.E. Boyce Co. changed its name to Boyce Forms Systems and over the years transitioned to specialize in software programming for government and municipal institutions. Dave and Nancy's eldest son Mike purchased Boyce in 1990. Their youngest son Jim purchased Didier in 2000.

Dave and Nancy raised their four children in Muncie, spending weekends and summers at their special country retreat "The Cabin" along the White River in nearby Parker City, IN. In 1990, Dave and Nancy purchased a family home in Boca Grande, FL, and became Florida residents spending seven months of the year on the Gulf Coast, where they established many long term friendships.

Dave believed in giving back to his community by serving many organizations including 31 years as a board member of Merchants National Bank (now called First Merchants Bank), and board member of several organizations: Ball Memorial Hospital, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Beta Theta Pi Housing Corp., Eastern Indiana Community Television, Camp Crosley, Muncie Area Arts Assoc., Muncie Club, Boy Scouts of America, Muncie Symphony Orchestra, and trustee of the Boca Grande Health Clinic. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Grace Episcopal Church, Delaware Country Club, Gasparilla Inn and Club, Boca Grande Club and Boca Grande Men's Club. He and Nancy sponsored many events through the Friends of the Boca Grande Community.

Dave was a lifelong learner, and a man of many interests and passions. He held a core belief in the power of free enterprise, and sponsored an annual essay contest for high school students in Delaware Co., IN, for which he received the Paul Samuels Award for Community Leaders from the Indiana Council for Economic Education in 2000. Dave developed a love and appreciation for duck decoys and became an avid collector, specializing in carver Charles Perdew. He published a book on the life and exquisite craftsmanship of Perdew, Perdew: An Illinois River Tradition by Ann Tandy Lacy. The study of genealogy was important to Dave, and he hired professional genealogists to print and publish books outlining the many branches of his ancestry dating back to 1620 and the Mayflower. Upland Game hunting was a favorite pastime of Dave's, having raised English Setters and Pointers to hunt quail and pheasant in Indiana, South Dakota, Michigan, Illinois, Georgia and Florida. He was once recognized by Orvis in one of their publications as part of the "Doubles Club" for shooting two grouse in one flush. Dave and Nancy shared a passion for travel, exploring almost every continent. After several overseas trips, they decided to choose one place to get to know more thoroughly, and they returned to Florence, Italy a couple months for a few years. Ireland was a special destination for Dave, who was proud of his Irish heritage. Dave and Nancy toured the Emerald Isle on several trips with their four children and spouses, as well as extended stays in Co. Mayo with the entire family. Some of their most memorable trips were educational travels with each of their fourteen grandchildren, including Alaska, Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, and Africa.

Dave is survived by his wife Nancy; children Mike Galliher (Cathy) of Muncie; Sharon Kucharski (Neal McCann) of Charleston, SC; Kathy Locke (Jon) of Decatur, IL; Jim Galliher (Betsy) of Ft. Wayne, IN; grandchildren Jennifer Galliher, Patrick Galliher (Liza), Julia Peeples (Hunter), Kelly Kucharski, Julie Kucharski, Jayne Kucharski, Madeline Locke (Zach Schwartzman), Emily Gotlund (Kurt), Annie Lowell (Josh), Jack Locke, Lucy Galliher, Tom Galliher (Leila Harris), Sarah Galliher, Grace Galliher; and eight great grandchildren. Also surviving is his sister Genie Brown of Millers Creek, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert J. and Harriet Boyce Galliher, brother and sister-in-law Robert and Judy Galliher, and brother-in-law Tom Brown.

A memorial service is being planned at a later date, with burial to be in the Boyce family plot at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie.

Memorial contributions in honor of David A. Galliher may be made to the Muncie Community Foundation, 302 East Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47305, and Boca Grande Health Clinic, P.O. Box 517, Boca Grande, FL 33921.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.meeksmortuary.com.