He came to Princeton from Milton Academy, where he was active in debating, the Outing Club, playing chess, and collecting coins and stamps.
At Princeton, Dave majored in the Woodrow Wilson School, debated for Whig-Clio, and was a member of the Outing Club, French Club, and Court Club. His senior-year roommate was Roland Zimany.
After graduation, he received an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, concentrating on international economics, followed by a few months in the Army. He and Kathleen Hanley were married and they went overseas for nine years, where Dave worked for the Department of State as a commercial and economic officer in Jordan; Aden, Yemen; Lebanon; and Saudi Arabia.
They returned in 1969; Dave advised businessmen by day and got a Ph.D. at New York University by night. In 1979, they moved to Syria, working for nine years for the Agency for International Development.
Initially retiring to Massachusetts in 1993, he taught, wrote a book, and became a paralegal. In 2001, he and Kate moved to Colorado.
Dave is survived by Kate, two children, and four grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.