David Randall MERRILL

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David MERRILL Obituary

MERRILL, David Randall
Nov. 23, 1949 - Apr. 29, 2011
On April 29, 2011 our dear friend, brother, father, and life of the party, David Randall Merrill of Sacramento, California, passed away in Denver, Colorado.

For anyone who knew David, he was not only the life of the party, but a central figure in many of our lives. Throughout the good and bad you could always count on David to make you laugh and put a smile on your face.

David Randall Merrill was born on November 23, 1949 in Sacramento, California. His father, Parley Merrill III and Margaret Beatrice Silva-Merrill, worked and lived in Soda Springs, California. His family, including older brother and sister, Parley Merrill IV and Denise Merrill, moved to Sacramento in 1951. David attended Pope Avenue Elementary School and graduated from Mira Loma High School in 1968.

Following graduation David married his high school sweetheart, Linda on 2/19/72. To them a beautiful daughter, Fawn Merrill, was born.

During his working career, David worked in the plumbing business in Sacramento. But the career that brought him the most pride and satisfaction was working for Union Pacific Railroad in both Sacramento starting in March 1981 and later was transferred to Denver, Colorado in 1992. David took great pride in his work, as was evident by the various awards he received from the railroad.

He was a man of various interests ranging from hunting, and fishing, to traveling all over the western United States with his daughter Fawn. If you couldn't find him doing one of these activities, your next best bet was to check out Las Vegas, where David loved to spend time gambling, being a flirt, and having an overall good time.

David is survived by his daughter, Fawn Merrill of Rocklin, California; his brother, Parley Merrill of Black Butte Ranch, Oregon; and half sisters, Nancy Bauer and Lynn Snow of Sacramento.

David was preceded in death by his sister, Denise Merrill Haag (1967); his father Parley Merrill III (1974); his mother, Margaret Piscantor (1991); and his stepfather, Robert H. Piscantor (1996).

A memorial service will be held in Sacramento, California at a later date. If you have any questions please email Fawn at [email protected].

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Sacramento Bee on May 29, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for David MERRILL

4 Entries

Jerry Belisle

May 27, 2012

Whoa, sorry for Fawn. Sorry for all of us. Dave was so fun, and he was so helpful. He would do anything for anyone with a big smile on his face. Rest in peace dear friend, until we meet again.......
Jerry and Charlotte Belisle

Jason Mello

May 31, 2011

My name is Jason Mello and i am the son of Don Mello one of David Dearest friends. Dave and my dad meet as children and hung out for many years. Dave had a big influence on me as a small child and growing up as Dave and Don spent alot of time in the outdoors hunting and fishing. I got alot of my outdoor education from these two men, as they showed me everything from how to thred a fishing line to how to fry up a fresh trout. And Hunting!!! Dave knew it all,he showed me as well as my dad everything from finding deer to tracking deer to harvesting a deer.This was a true outdoors man and he will be never be forgoten. Jason Mello

May 31, 2011

David , R.I.P. my friend you will be missed so much. I remember when I was working for Henerys Service Station Service . You would take me to your hang outs , So.Cals was one I remember , you were the most fun person , I think you got it from your family , Mom , Bob and your whole family. You were all ways happy , funny and just so fun to be around. I will never forget taking the Kids trick or treating down town . You are an amazing person and will be deeply missed by all whos lives you touched . My Mom is grieving badly , she feels like another family member has passed , but she remembers all the great times spent with you all!!! I hope you are reunited with others that have made the journey and will keep laughing and keep a watchfull eye on the rest of us . You will allways be in our hearts and thoughts , Love you The Cramer Family

Lynn Snow

May 29, 2011

Dave Merrill – Unforgettable

My brother, my friend, our laughter, our sorrow. As the laughter dies and mixes with the tears, I will always see and hear you laughing and telling one joke after another. I will always hear the echo of your laughter in my own as it is the laugh we share and was given to us by our Mom.

As I type this, the show on the TV begins playing Mom's song, (well for me anyway), "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole in the background of the scene they are showing. I rush to turn up the sound. Straining to hear it, wishing the actors would be silent while the song plays (shut up I scream in my head). It is how I know you arrived safely, are hearing me right now, are with me right now and will always be with me. You also are "Unforgettable"... for the same reasons as Mom, the laughter and the love. How appropriate that that song will also now be your's for me, since you died on the same date as Mom twenty years later. Now, when I hear it, I will also think of you, as well as Mom. I find the song online and listen to it repeatedly as I type this and think about you. The tears coursing down my cheeks dripping onto the obituary I printed from the "Bee" this morning, which has finally made this real to me on the one month anniversary of you leaving us. My own private memorial service for you. Your "Good Bye" to me. I envy you. Out of the chaos and pain of this world. Safe, happy and laughing with Mom in the next.

I'll get the video out, hook up my VCR and pray it works. I'll play the video and treasure the pictures with you in them.

I'll find that poem. I'll read it and cry, wanting to believe with every fiber of my being that you meant every word to the very end. I'll wish to hear you read it to me again. I’ll find the cards too. I wish you had said good-bye. I have always missed you.

Thanks for the shared laughter and shared experiences. Nothing was, or will ever be, as exciting as an adventure created with you. And as you promised me from a young age, I didn't get hurt in any of them (my first 4-wheeling experience in the red wagon riding along the golf course between the ditch and the trees navigating the wagon over the tree roots (I was terrified), cutting Christmas trees in the snow with the kids, my only real 4-wheeling experience up the logging road at Strawberry going up the near vertical side of the mountain (I was terrified then too!), my only time going shooting (with you at Strawberry), playing spot light in the house with all the lights off when mom and dad were gone when I was little (me being afraid of the dark), playing spot light outside in the mountains at Strawberry, you spraying us with the hose through the bathroom window during a water fight when we were hiding in there from you and the bathroom and us got all wet, going to the movies downtown with you and Linda as a little girl, visiting you in Denver and sneaking through the train they used in the Steven Segal movie, Trick or Treating with the kids, and so many others).

Heaven has both of our “Life of the Party’s” now. Keep the party and laughter going til I get there. Forever Unforgettable Dave.

Love Always and Forever,
Your 'Sister',
~Lynn~

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