David Calder
David Lawrence Calder, a former Sitka fisherman, passed away October 6, 2016, in Newport, Wash. He was 77 years old.
David was born Oct., 12, 1938, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Lawrence Whitlock and Mary Louise (Hunter) Calder.
David’s father died when he was nine years old. His mother remarried and the family moved to Moses Lake, Wash., in 1948 where David graduated from Moses Lake High School. He earned an associate’s degree at Big Bend Community College in chemistry.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963.
David had a great love for the outdoors. He loved to hunt and fish. So, after years of being employed as a roofer in the Seattle area, David moved to Sitkato fish. He bought a commercial fishing boat and fished the Alaskan waters for 35 years.
In 2013, he sold his boat and retired to Newport to live close to his sister, Mary Smith. She preceded him in death, in July 2016.
He is survived by his sister, Carol (Brent) Olsen of Springville, Utah; niece Kay (Lyle Lybbert) Driver of Usk, Wash.; nephew Mark (Staci) Simons of Buckley, Wash.; nephew Kirk Simons of Arlington, Wash.; and several grand-nieces and -nephews.
A graveside service is scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Newport Cemetery.
Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp.com
