 David Henry Sheffield 16 January 1966 - 17 January 2013  The youngest son of three brothers and three sisters, David was born to Ed and Rusty Sheffield in Savannah, Georgia. He passed way at Texas Health Presbyterian/WNJ, Sherman, Texas following a lengthy battle with pneumonia. Accompanying his parents cross-country in the quest for employment to Placentia, California, Lafayette, Louisiana, Bourbonnais, Illinois, and finally, in 1980 to Sherman. David was able to pursue his love of sports participation, eventually concentrating on golf. His dedication and prowess brought acclaim and earned him an athletic scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. In May in 1985, during his freshman year at OU, David was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, and underwent bone marrow transplantation, which provided a cessation of symptoms for two years before a second bone marrow transplant was necessary. Following his second hospital confinement, David suffered the effects of Graft vs Host Disease in the form of bronchitis obliterans, which left David with an extreme lung-capacity deficiency. No longer able to pursue his dream of a lifetime – that of becoming a professional golfer – David sought various entrepreneurial means of employment: insurance salesman, brokerage of airline miles, landlord, managing of Outreach program, and eventually self-employment in technological sales and service as Alpha Laptop. David's latter years have been spent in care-giving for his aging parents. Preceding David in death were his father, Ed, two brothers, Edward Joseph Jr. and Michael Herbert, and two of his sisters Claire Angele and Judith Anne. He is survived by his mother, Betty "Rusty" Sheffield, his brother Patrick, of Lafayette, and his sister Regina of Sherman; two nieces, Kaitlyn Sheffield of Lafayette,, and Sydney Sexton of Sherman; very special friend Laura Marie, as well as a host of friends. The Rosary was recited by Deacon Albert Miller at Dannel Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. Jeremy Myers, with Fr. Tony Aureus assisting, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Dannel Funeral Home. Obituaries notices were published in The Herald Democrat on 19 and 20 January 2014. St. Mary's Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 Grayson County TXGenWeb |
