DAVID LESLIE SCHATZ

SCHATZ DAVID LESLIE

Passed away peacefully on January 4, 2019. He was born September 16, 1956 in Hartford Connecticut to the late Bertha (Silberman) and Morris Schatz. He was the youngest of three children, Sandra Schatz Miller (deceased) and Allan Schatz from Connecticut. He is survived by his best friend, Phyllis Schatz; four nephews; one niece; several cousins, Brenda Massa, who was like a sister to him; and his two lifetime friends, Neil Manus and Jeff Butler. After moving to Pittsburgh in 1975, David worked for Prudential Insurance and Forsight Optical. He worked as a paramedic and firefighter for Elfinwild Fire Department before being employed by CORE. In 1994, he moved to Aventura, Florida to work for the University of Miami Medical Center and returned to Pittsburgh in 2011 to work for UPMC as an Organ Procurement Specialist. David loved his cats, boating, the casino and cruises. He battled cancer his entire life, with Hodgkins Disease in 1978 and liver cancer in 2017. Friends will be received in the ELOISE B. KYPER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 2702 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA., on Sunday, January 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. Private Entombment will be at Mount Royal Cemetery, Glenshaw, PA., on Monday. Donations in his name may be made to Animal Friends or Family Hospice.