David "Dave" Earl Warner

Dave was born at St Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO as the only child of Earl Warner and Edna Warner.

Dave attended the University of Missouri in 1953 for a semester, and then went on to attend the GM

institute in 1953 through 1954. In January of 1955 through September of 1958, Dave served in the U.S. Navy where he became a Naval pilot and flew a Mustang P51. If you could get Dave to talk about his flying, he would tell you that flying an airplane was one of his favorite experiences in his life; other than when he went down on a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico and had to wait to be rescued.

Dave attended MIT in Cambridge, MA from 1958-1961, where he graduated with a degree in Engineering.

Dave married Kathleen Pohlman in 1964, divorced in 1980, and had 2 children. Dave married the love of his life, Gwendolyn Peterson, in 1983. In 2000, the happy couple relocated to Georgetown, DE for Dave’s work at Pats Aircraft. He worked at Pats, where they reconditioned commercial jets into private jets, for 30 years and when he retired, he was presented an award with his nickname of “The Wizard.”

Dave enjoyed going out to dinner, watching football, eating cookies and vanilla ice cream, and spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his two children, Mark Warner and Stuart Warner; daughters in-law Maria Warner and Magda Warner; granddaughter Hannah Baseman (m. Jacob Baseman); granddaughter, Natalie Warner; and grandson, Alex Warner. Dave was preceded in death by his father, Earl Warner; mother, Edna Warner; and his wife, Gwendolyn Warner.

A visitation for Dave will be held Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc., 610 W MacPhail Rd, Bel Air, MD 21014, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 PM.