Dr. David. F. Siemens, Jr., died July 29, 2020, at the age of 94. He was born in Van Nuys, CA, to Rev. David F. and Irene Witmer Siemens. He is survived by two children, David F., III (Lesley) and Laurel Siemens Moore (John), three grandchildren and two step grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, one great great grandson and his sister, Marilyn Lindquist (Oscar). He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of sixty-six years, Esther, and one granddaughter.
David was raised primarily in Ecuador where his parents were missionaries. He received the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award in high school and later earned a diploma from Ft. Wayne Bible Institute, a B.A. from Defiance College, M.A (philosophy) from Indiana State Teachers College, and PhD (philosophy) from Claremont Graduate School.
During his working life, he was a pastor, high school teacher, Bible Institute teacher (in Spanish), writer-producer of films and filmstrips, junior college professor, and adjunct professor in a theological seminary. During his 19 years at Los Angeles Pierce College, he served as department chair, on the Faculty Senate both for the department and at large, and on accreditation committees. His publications include five books and more that two dozen articles in refereed journals.
David was a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation and also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Symbolic Logic, Evangelical Philosophical Society, Philosophy of Science Association, and Society of Christian Philosophers. He received the Defiance College 2010 Alumni Citation for Academic Excellence Award.
Services will be held at a later date at Mariposa Gardens Funeral Care, 400 S. Power Road, Mesa, Arizona.
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