David LANDAU

LANDAU, David April 9, 1949 - July 13, 2015 The family and friends Dave leaves behind can count themselves lucky to have known him. The sound of his contagious laugh will be forever etched in their memory. Dave would be the first to admit he was a lucky man. He enjoyed his upbringing as a "valley boy" in Encino, with his parents Sid and Annette, and sister Joyce. After a short stint in the Army, he studied occupational therapy at San Jose State where he met his future wife Laurie McNinch (also an OT student). Dave has not left her side for over forty years. His career suited his creative nature and he enjoyed a variety of avocations such as ceramics (MA San Jose) gardening, muscle cars, home projects, and collecting. Laurie and Dave's luck continued with a move to Petaluma thirty years ago to raise their children Zachary and Shannon. But luck had very little to do with Dave's success. He worked hard to get what he deserved: loving relationships, meaningful work, and the good will of all those who knew him.