David Gerald Cash

David Gerald Cash, 63, of Salem, Oregon passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026. He was born in Bakersfield, CA on April 19, 1962 to Marvin Dan Cash and Georgia Lynn (Moore} Cash.

David attended elementary schools and Judson Junior High School in Salem, Oregon. He graduated from Sprague High School in 1980. David played the trumpet and enjoyed his time in the stage band and concert band at Judson and Sprague.

He was divorced from Tonya Klein Cash. They had one daughter. David`s total love, pride and joy was his daughter, Christyna, and granddaughters Annalyse and Autumn Rose.

David worked in a variety of jobs starting with Bob`s Hamburgers while he was in high school. Later he worked at Pioneer Trust Bank as a bank teller. He also worked in food service and catering. He was a licensed real estate salesperson for Georgia Cash Real Estate in Salem. A licensed real estate appraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada, a storage facility manager in Palm Springs. In the years before retiring he was a certified respiratory therapist in Mesa, AZ.

David was well versed and could talk with anyone about anything. He had a kind heart and was liked by everyone who knew him. He had a passion for video games and Xbox games. He was an avid Star Trek and Star Wars fan, even dressing as Darth Vader in a Salem parade. He attended many of the Star Trek conventions in Las Vegas and had met many of the actors.

David enjoyed family gatherings and family trips. He liked to talk about the summer he spent with his older brother in Las Vegas. In 1977 he attended the Presidential Inauguration in Washington D. C. and he escorted his mother to the Inaugural Ball. While in Arizona he planned a steamboat river cruise at Canyon Lake for his mother on Mother`s Day. David also enjoyed trips with his sister and brother-in-law, like the one on Route 66 and Winslow, AZ, and the one to Roswell, New Mexico to see the alien space museums and tourist shops. He had so much fun and joy being with his daughter and granddaughters at Disneyland and taking them to the Oregon Zoo and all the special birthdays and Christmases he spent with them.

David was severely asthmatic since childhood and he survived many near death asthma attacks and breathing difficulties. In his early teens it was discovered he had a tumor in his leg and hip. Surgeons at OHSU did not expect him to have use of his leg, but he did and with just a hint of an occasional limp. David over came life`s challenges over time and with determination.

David is preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Danny, who he greatly admired. He is survived by his daughter, Christyna and granddaughters`Annalyse and Autumn Rose of Salem, Oregon, sister Linda Lunz (Tom} of Eugene, Oregon, several nephews, niece, and cousins.

Visitation is Friday, February 20, 2026 between 4 and 6 p.m. at City View Cemetery Chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 21 at 1 p.m. at City View Cemetery Chapel, 390 Hoyt Street S., Salem, Oregon.