David James Satel was born on December 6, 1949 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. At a young age, his family moved to Burbank, CA. During his school years, David attended John Muir Jr. High, Burbank High and Pierce Community College. David served in the US Army after high school. At the age of 21, during a summer visit to Canada to help his parents open a restaurant, his mother sent him over to the nearby fruit stand to pick up some fresh produce to bake some pies… and there he met the love of his life and soul mate, Sandy while picking fresh cherries. After returning to Burbank and months of correspondence with Sandy, he returned back to Canada to pick up her up in his 1941 Ford Panel truck and they started their life together in Burbank, CA. David and Sandy married in December 1972. With his love, passion and intellect, David started a vending machine repair business, David’s Vending Sales & Repair, out of the garage of his Burbank home. In 1974, David’s Vending relocated to his current address at 800 S. San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502. There, David expanded his operations to include the distribution, repair and restoration of vending machine equipment. David enjoyed his time sharing stories, telling jokes, working on his antique cars, surfing during his younger years, riding ATC’s, camping at the beach, restoring antique vending machines, attending car shows and winning awards, visiting TV and movie sets, cruising around in his 1960 Thunderbird and golf cart, driving dignitaries in parades, driving fast, talking and sharing stories, being everyone’s favorite uncle, calling and waking up his kids to make sure they got to school or work on time and fixing things and teaching you along the way. He was a collector of many things. He loved greeting people with a smile and a warm hello, striking up a conversation, asking for a discount and teaching you something new. David loved life. He loved to make people laugh. He always knew how to make people smile and he did it every day. David is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sandy, his two children, David and Lisa, his companions, Petey and Candy, family and friends.
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