David Alan Zerr

David Alan Zerr passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025, in Chattanooga, TN. He was born January 6, 1974, in Rapid City, SD to Bruce and Susan (Hall) Zerr.
David grew up in Harriman, TN and graduated from Harriman High School in 1992. He was living in Oak Ridge, TN where he met the love of his life in 2003, and relocated to Chattanooga, TN.
David enjoyed caving trips and rappelling with his dad, and family vacations to National Speleological Society conventions.
David valued education and fervently supported his wife who is a public-school teacher. He decided to go back to school in 2011 to Chattanooga State and graduated with an AS in Process Chemical Technology. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2014 with a BS in Engineering Technology Management. He completed his MBA in 2022. David worked at Wacker in Charleston, TN for 9 years.
David loved gaming and comics. He loved board games, video games, card games, and was an avid Warhammer player for 30+ years-even working his dream job at Games Workshop in Maryland for a brief time in his 20s. He was fond of saying "Da red ones go fasta".
David is survived by his father, Bruce Zerr, mother, Susan Zerr, his loving wife of 19 years, Christina DeRieux Zerr, two daughters, Emma Susan Zerr, Georgia Laura Zerr, two sisters, Sandra Dyanne Golden (Robbi), Kristine Denise Henry (Kyran), six nieces, Audrey, Paige, Fiona, Gwendolyn, Emilia, Kaitlyn and one nephew, Bryce.
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As a tribute to David's passion for public education, gifts to either Lookout Valley Elementary School or Center for Creative Arts would be appreciated in lieu of flowers. Donations can be sent by check with David's name in the memo field to the schools.
Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Chapel.