David was born on May 8th, 1948 in Yakima, Washington to Bernard “Benny” Meyers and his wife Celestine Marie “Peggy” Meyers. He married his wife, Lua Thi “Hong” Tran on March 23th, 1970 in Saigon, Vietnam and together they had three sons; Jeffrey, Jon and James.
David served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and after joined the Union Gap Police Department in 1971. He returned to the military in 1974 and served with the 984th MP Company as a Military Police Officer until his retirement in after 20+ years of service. After his retirement, David continued his career in law enforcement by joining the Teller County Sheriff’s Department where we worked until the year 2003.
David enjoyed camping and spending time with his family and playing with his two grand-daughters and his niece and nephew.
David is survived by his wife of 48 years, Lua and their three sons; Jeffrey of Colorado Springs, CO; Jon and his wife Melanie Meyers of San Francisco, CA; and James of Fountain, CO, as well as his 2 grand-daughters; Kira Meyers and her fiancée Marcus Hake of Colorado Springs, CO; and Gianna Meyers of Widefield Colorado. He is also survived by his brother Dennis “Moose” and his wife Sandy Meyers of Longview and their children Tim and his wife Roxanne of Wenatchee, WA; Kim Meyers-Jones and her husband Wayne of Yakima, WA; Mackinsey Meyers of Longview, WA; and Allyson Meyers of Longview, WA, and by his soon to be born great-grand daughter, Harper Lynn Hake of Colorado Springs.
David was proceeded in death by both his mother Peggy, in 1994, and his father Benny, in 2005.
A Memorial Service will take place at Dove-Witt Family Mortuary on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 2pm.
