J. David Nall

David was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 21, 1933 the son of Darl Otto Nall and Adeline Mart Nall. At the age of 4 he and his mother moved to the farm owned by his grandmother, Nina Shugart Mart Mills, outside Marion, IN. As a youth, David was very active with the Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Fairmount High School and was a graduate of Wabash College receiving an AB degree in Speech.

During his Wabash years he was an officer of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and a member of Blue Key, Sphinx Club, and Scarlet Masque. He was a feature writer for the "The Bachelor" and a cartoonist for the college magazine, "Suave". He was a member of the cheerleading squad and was Captain in his Senior year. While at Wabash he appeared in leading roles in "Light up the Sky", "Mr. Roberts", and as "Stoch" in "Stalag 17", for which he received the college "Leading Actor Role" award.

Following graduation he spent two years with the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps at 6th Army Headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

In 1958 he joined the Aetna Life & Casualty insurance company. He rose rapidly through a series of management positions and was appointed General Agent in Oakbrook, IL in 1966. In 1968, he became General Agent in Chicago - the company's leading Chicago career agent building operation - where the organization not only developed a number of agents to Million Dollar Round Table status, but also recruited and trained eight managerial candidates.

In 1977, he was appointed General Agent in the Aetna's career agency in San Jose, CA. and in 1978, he became the General Agent for the Aetna for the Northern half of California with responsibilities devoted to the development of career agents. During this period, his agency led the company in production from new agents. He was the recipient of the General Agents & Managers Association's National Management Award for every year since 1976 during his General Agency tours.

In 1981, he was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Producer Development and Marketing Training, of the Personal Financial Security Division in Aetna's Hartford, CT home office. In 1989, he was named Vice President, Marketing with Aetna International, Inc. where he was responsible for supporting the company's international operations in fourteen nations with distribution issues related primarily to the training and development of the sales forces, as well as general marketing and sales activities. In 1994, after thirty-six years with the company, Dave retired. However, his work on behalf of the international life insurance industry continued through his activities as an independent consultant in a number of nations around the world until 2003.

Dave's love of performing on stage stretches from high school and college to the present. He was involved in the community theater productions, many with the great love of his life, his wife, who he met and married in 1972 shortly after their performance in the production "LUV" for which they each received "Best Actor" awards.

His rich life was filled with humor, happiness, and joy by, and because of, all who knew him and is expressed by the inscription on his grave marker; "Asbestos Gelos" ("Unquenchable Laughter" from the Iliad), the "Laughter of the Gods".

He will be sorely missed by the children of their blended family, daughters Amy C. Tucek and husband, Charlie, Lori E. Berry, P. McLean Nall and wife Ling, John P. Nall and wife Kaye, Gary B. Sullivan and wife Char, and by his sister, Mary (Nall) Cobb Herlihy and husband, Dennis. He will also be missed by his nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Ellers Mortuary, Webster Street Chapel, 3400 South Webster Street, Kokomo. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM prior to the service. Reverend David Welsh will officiate. Interment will follow at the Crown Point Cemetery in Kokomo.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in his name may be sent to Wabash College, 301 W. Wabash Ave, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Online condolences at www.ellersmortuary.com