David Grindele Obituary

Age - 68

October 7, 2023

Italy, TX

David Michael Grindele passed away on October 5, 2023. He was born on February 26, 1955, to Clifford Sydney Grindele and Joyce Del Richardson in Dallas Texas. David graduated high school from Skyline High School and proudly served his country by enlisting in the U. S. Navy in 1973; he later attended North Texas State University and earned a bachelor's degree. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. On July 11, 1992, David took Glenda Jones as his beloved bride and celebrated 31 years of marriage this year. The two blended their families together and lovingly shared 8 children, 22 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. David never met a stranger and loved to make people laugh. His humor was infectious and could be felt by all that knew him. Known by many friends as Captain Dave or Pops, Dave looked forward to fishing, enjoying the beauty of nature by the lake, designing FlightSim virtual airplanes and adding realistic lights to the planes, and sitting at the park to watching and listening to the laughter of children playing. David's love of fishing began early in life. His family humorously remembers a time when he was a young boy excited to go fishing with this grandpa in the morning, but contracted chickenpox and could not go. So not to disappoint David his grandpa got up extra early and caught some fish, released them in the bathtub so he was able to bathtub fish when he woke up that morning. David leaves behind a legacy of selflessness - always willing to help others - and boundless love for his family and friends. He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed. He is preceded in death by his father; Clifford Sydney Grindele, stepfather; William Eldon Sumners, his mother; Joyce Del Sumners and his grandparents. David is survived by his loving wife; Glenda Grindele, his siblings; Charlotte Grindele, Donna Michaels, Debbie Reese, Dorothy Place, and Johnny Summers, his children; Michael Grindele, Matthew Grindele, Christapher Grindele, Jennifer Grindele, Jason Grindele, Kristal Botello, Amanda Hagler and Victor Botello and 22 grandkids, 5 great-grandkids and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

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