David J. Wells, 66 of Huntley, a retired mechanical engineer in the plastics field, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 24, 2013.
David is survived by his wife Lois, his son, Daniel (Hillary) Wells, his daughter, Cynthia Peterson, his grandchildren, Mikayla & Mason, his brothers, Tom Wells (Patsy Monhollen), Charles (Lynn) Wells & Elizabeth (Elbert) Lands.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 29th, from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. with a time of sharing at 7:00 p.m. at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be private in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie. Memorials in David’s name may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, www.pdf.org
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Dear Lois, I am so sorry to hear about David. The world lost a great soul with His passing. I havenkept in touch and I regret that. I had the privledge of working and traveling with him for during the early 1980s. He was a good, fun, devoted man as smart as they come and always respectful of others. He impacted many lives mine was only one. He was part of some of the best memories I have...My sincerest condolences and, Thank you Dave
Lois, Dan and Cindy, The hearts and prayers of the people of First Congregational Church in River Falls are with you all during this very difficult time.
Lois, Dan, Cindy and your families, It was with great sadness when Sue and I heard of Davids passing. He has been a great friend ever since the Kiehl days. He was there for me when my first daughter was born and was having a rough time of it. David was always there for so many and now sadly he is gone. No doubt we will meet again and be able to sit and reflect. The world has lost a wonderful man, friend and father figure. God speed David.
My condolences to David's family. I remember David from Robert Morris grammar school.
Very sad to hear of your Dads passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Very sorry to hear of David's passing. He was always very kind and caring person. He will continue to inspire me in my life. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Brendan
Dear Lois and family, My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. David was always kind, professional, and customer oriented. It was a pleasure working with him at Kiehl Engineering. He was quite good at impersonations. One of his many talents was singing Elvis songs. With the utmost respect, ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building. David will be missed, but not forgotten, by many. May the Lord watch over all of you, Trish
My prayers and sympathy to Lois and her children. How sad I was to hear this news. May God give you strength in the days ahead. While working at Kiehl Engineering with David, I always saw him to be a very pleasant, kind and considerate man to everyone. He left many of us with wonderful memories, such as those Karaoke gatherings at his home. And listening in awe when he sang Elvis. It always brings a smile to my face when I think of those times. Im sure the angels took him to paradise. Which is exactly what he deserved. Irene Blaschek
Dear Lois, I was deeply saddened to hear of Davids passing. He was such a kind genuine person. Im so thankful to have known him and been able to call him my friend. Wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to hold on forever in your hearts.
David has been a dear old friend for many years. Before that, he was a wild and crazy good young friend. Before that, he was a little kid friend at Cedar Lake Conference Grounds. My memory is chock full of all the times our paths crossed and he never failed to make me glad that they often did. He will be truly missed until our paths cross once again.
John, We also wanted to thank you and your fialmy for being present and sharing our memorial service for your Dad and our friend. I'm sure Bill was near by and pleased to be able to share the different parts of his life with all the people he cared about.
I went to a 4th tier law school. It was a pravite institution and local (I had a family I couldn't move around) and I graduated top 10% and I did just fine when seeking a job. Of course that was 9 years ago, but still I think a lot of it depends on where you place in your class. If you go to a good law school and do very well and intern during the summers (even if you don't get paid) and do all that you can to gain some experience you can still do ok. Between 1st and 2nd year of law school I clerked for a federal judge. It was unpaid and I actually paid to work there (because I had to pay to park!!) and many of my class mates thought I was nuts for working for free. I can tell you with 100% certainty that it was that experienced that got me in the door of a large firm for a summer associate and a job with the firm when i was done with school. They were impressed that I would work for free for the experience. It isn't a lost cause but there are many people that go and flood the market with lawyers. Too many people, too little jobs. Therefore, you have to stand out.