David Halpin

1951 - 2015

David B. Halpin, Attorney at Law, of Chesterton, IN passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 in South Bend, IN. He was sixty-three years old. A true renaissance man, Dave lived and worked wholeheartedly for the Catholic Faith and his family. He is most lovingly remembered by all who knew him. David is survived by his wife, M. Natalie Halpin (St. Arnault) and their children - David, Eugene, Rose, Margaret (Tannoury), Elizabeth, Gertrude, Thomas, James and Seth Halpin - along with their grandson, Alexander Tannoury and son-in-law, Chadi Tannoury. Also surviving are his mother, Margaret Kathleen Halpin (Nolan) and his siblings - Philip, Patrick, Timothy, Margaret (Ortiz), Mary Ann (Shapiro), Peter, Kathleen (Santoro) and John Halpin - along with their spouses, children and numerous extended family members. He is preceded in death by his father, Eugene Philip Halpin. Born to Peggy and Gene Halpin on October 21, 1951 in Seattle, WA Dave grew up in South Pasadena, CA. His childhood recollections were of a bygone era - attending parochial grammar school with the nuns, playing the drums in a rock 'n roll garage band, working his father's catering truck route in downtown Los Angeles and surfing the Pacific Ocean waves before it was 'cool'. After graduating from South Pasadena High School in 1969, Dave enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. It was through the Guard that he learned the importance of discipline and the necessity of higher education. He was honorably discharged in November 1974. In the fall of 1975 he began his undergraduate studies at Thomas Aquinas College in Southern California. He received his Bachelors of Liberal Arts in 1979. While attending the College he was ordained to meet his life partner and wife, Natalie St. Arnault. They married December 29, 1979 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Denver, CO. Dave graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1983. Subsequently he was sworn and admitted into various jurisdictions, courts and state bars. He was licensed to practice law in Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois and Indiana. He was also licensed in Native Tribal Law for the Navajo Nation, White Mountain Apache, and Zuni Pueblo. Dave and Natalie moved to Indiana in November 1991. They raised their nine children in the Chesterton/Duneland area - a semi-rural community in Indiana on the southern shores of Lake Michigan. Dave led the family by example with prayer, hard work and quiet acts of love. He was a great storyteller and fantastic impersonator; he had a knack for making a room burst into laughter with his keen sense of humor. He was an avid reader, swimmer and bicycle enthusiast. He took pride in the Halpin homestead - sweating in his yard most summer Saturdays or snow blowing the drive in the dead of winter. Dave was a member of St. Patrick Parish, its Men of St. Joseph and the Knights of Columbus. His life will be honoured by family and friends with love, laughter and prayer. Public funeral events are as follows: Reposition of the Body, Rosary, Funeral Mass and Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Patrick Parish in Chesterton, IN - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 10am. Farewell and Final Commendation with Burial immediately following at St. Patrick Cemetery, Chesterton, IN. Funeral Luncheon will be hosted by Great Lakes Catering at "The Spa" - Special Events Center, 333 Mineral Springs Road, Porter, IN. In lieu of flowers, checks can be made payable to Dave's widow, M. Natalie Halpin. Please post farewells, stories and/or condolences via www.whitelovefuneralhome.com. God's blessings and the peace of Christ to each and every one touched by Dave's life.