David Jerome Kempa, 50, died suddenly Feb. 15, 2011, fromcardiac arrest at his home atop a canyon hill in Wincester,Calif.
Born in Midland on April 19, 1960, to Wilbur Dale and Betty Rose(Beck) Kempa, David graduated from Midland High School in 1978.Following graduation, he travelled the USA, joined the U.S. Navy,enjoyed camping and his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
after settlingdown in southern California where he attended college, he adoptedan Alaskan malamute named Thor and a Rosy Boa snake namedGeorgette. he devoted himself to the growth of a respectedconstruction company, D & K Fabricating. he took charge of hisworkers and friends as though they were family. During therecession, he worked long hours to make certain his employees had apaycheck every week. Recently, he was taking helicopter flyinglessons.
David is survived by the father of his children, Joyce Ann Pyke;children, Michael David Pyke of Jacksonville, Fla. and BrittneyLynne (Pyke) Dorian of Midland; mother, Zoe Elizabeth Rose (BettyRose Beck Kempa Kasza) Beck of Shelton, Conn. sisters, DanielleKi`ilani Kempa (Ryan Wade Broadrick) of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. andSara Kristina (Kempa) Beck of Guilford, Conn. stepmother, DeborahL. Kempa; and half-sister, Cindy S. Kempa of Midland; aunts, SusanCarol (Alan) Smith of Granger, Ind. and Mary Ellen (Peter) VanLare of Milwaukee, Wis. uncle, Robert Edward (Susan) Beck ofOrtonville; grandchildren, Aaliyah and Brionna Dorian; nephews,Kasey Edward Beck and Benjamin Wade Broadrick; nieces, Kierra MariePettit and Olivia Rose Broadrick; numerous cousins; and companion,Yolanda Kennedy. he was preceded in death by his father, WilburDale Kempa; uncle, Paul Joseph Beck; nephew, Steven Beck; andgrandparents, Harry H. and Verna Faye Kempa, and James Worthingtonand Rose (O`Bagy) Beck.
A commemoration service will be held at the Unitarian UniversalistFellowship of Midland, at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011. Inmemory of David, time with family is precious so please let thepeople you love know it.
David Jerome Kempa
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