STANZ, David R.

age: 52 yrs 9 mos 9 days Residence: Yuma, Arizona On December 30th around noon David was riding his motorcycle westbound on Hwy 95 near Alamo Drive. A 22 yr old female traveling east made a left turn in front of him. He was unable to stop and hit the passenger side of the truck. He was taken to Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. David passed away today about 1:20pm. RIP Dave, you will be missed by all of us!! ~~~~ David R. Stanz died on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Az from injuries received in an accident on December 30, 2011. David was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 27, 1959. He was a graduate of Kofa High School and completed Electronic Engineering at DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix. David worked many years for McDonnell Douglas Corporation in quality control and inspection. An outdoor man, he loved to fish, rock climb, collect rocks, garden, had volunteered at the Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson and with his dog Sundance he visited patients in hospitals. David was preceded in death by his grandparents, M.L. (Joe) and Bertha Smith; aunt, Nina R. Forrest; uncle, Joe E. Smith; cousins, Diane E. McCloskey, Dale A. Smith and Kevin Forrest. He is survived by his mother, Myrna L. Stanz; father, Ronald C. Stanz (Joyce); brother, Michael A. Stanz; nephews, Paul K. Stanz & Nathan A. Stanz; aunts, Elsie Vivian Fike & Evelyn A. Smith; uncles, Ian C. Forrest & Ebert L. Fike and many cousins. Private cremation. No services are planned. Published in The Yuma Sun on January 20, 2012