David Wayne Wilcox
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B Death Notice - April 4, 2013
David Wayne Wilcox, 64, Grand Junction, died March 30, 2013,
at the nursing facility of the Grand Junction Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.
A graveside service is planned for 1 p.m. Monday at the Veterans
Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.
He is survived by two sons, Justin and Michael, both of Denver; a
daughter, Rachael of Denver; his mother Verna Thomas of Grand
Junction; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506; Canyonview
Vineyard Church; or the Disabled Veterans of America.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - April 7, 2013
David was born to Wayne and
Verna Wilcox in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
He moved to Rifle, Colorado
with his mother and graduated
from Rifle High School in 1967.
In 1968, David joined the U.S.
Navy. He served as an Electronics
Engineer during the Vietnam
Conflict aboard the Battleship
USS New Jersey. After discharge
he lived in Colorado Springs,
working construction, and driving
school buses.
Most recently, he lived in Grand
J u n c t i o n , w o r k i n g f o r M e s a
County in transportation. He authored
and maintained a scroll
and pen website, developing a
chronology of biblical events.
He leaves behind two sons,
Michael Wilcox, and Justin Hill,
and daughter, Rachael Eichorn;
two grandchildren, Owen and Sawyer; his mother, Verna Thomas,
and brother, Roger Wilcox, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cous -
ins. He was preceded in death by his father, and grandparents.
Martin Mortuary has been entrusted with arrangements.
Memorial services are Monday, April 8th, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the
Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado, 2830 D Road,
Grand Junction, Colorado.
Memorial contribution may be made in David’s honor to Hospice
& Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th Street,
Grand Junction, or to Canyon View Vineyard Church.
