Born in Newburyport, MA, April 2, 1953, he was the son of the late Lewis Furlong Chase and Frances Louise Champoux Chase. David was a retired Chief Petty Officer from the US Navy where he served as a Cryptologic Technician. He later retired from the US Postal Service after 17 years of service. David would select a needy family each year on his mail route to prepare a Christmas meal for as well as provide presents to the children. He was also a passionate student of military history. David was a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church where he sang in the choir for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife, Phoebe Chase of Lynchburg, one son, Richard D. Chase of Lynchburg; one daughter, Michelle Douglass and her husband Scott of Forest; one brother, Alan Chase of Cambridge, MA; one sister, Diane Chase of Lynchburg and three grandchildren, Riley Douglass, Taylor Douglass and Isabella Douglass.
A service celebrating his life will be conducted at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday April 8, 2018 at Whitten Timberlake Chapel, after which the family will receive friends until 6:30 p.m.
A graveside service with military honors will be conducted at a later date in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia, VA.
The family requests those wishing to make memorial contributions to please consider either the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org or Gleaning for the World, P.O. Box 645, Concord, VA 24538, www.gftw.org.
