David was born December 19th 1944 in Houston Texas, son to Abraham and Cecilia Silverman, two immigrants escaping their war torn lands for a better life. Along with his parents, David was blessed to also be raised by his grandmother Selma Rouch and his big brother, Bernard Silverman.
While David’s abilities would have limited most, David forged on in life and lived his absolute potential. From enrolling in the Army, working at the Phil Rich fan company, numerous volunteering activities, David always kept himself busy and around people who he all considered friends. David was a man of strong faith and until his health started to fail, you could always find him at Friday night services at Congregation Emanu El. Just attending services wasn’t enough, he always made sure he volunteered either as an usher or sang in the volunteer choir. Faith was important to him for many reasons. Aside from religious belief, it also served as a connection to his past and a way for him to have an active social life.
Along with his faith, family was also very important part of David’s life. David was the caretaker of his mother for a long time, a loving brother, the favorite uncle that would bring you on trips downtown to Foley’s, Sears or the Circus. The family member that you could count on for being at every event and the family member that also served as our historian. David was also proud of his Houston roots and preferred everything local. To David, Three Brothers Bakery and Alfred’s Delicatessen was all he needed. He could tell you the history of every building, restaurant and person that he ever knew. He was also a long time Houston wrestling fan. He actually went to long time promoter Paul Boesch’s funeral to pay his respects, and also to get some autographs of his favorite wrestlers.
David had many relationships he cherished in his life. There were two that need to be mentioned. First was his close relationship with his brother Bernard. They had so many comedy routines you could have charged admission to see them perform. They also had a close and loving relationship. Bernard was the best big brother anyone could have. He always made sure David was cared for, took him to doctor appointments and kept him in the loop on all the family news. They say that companionship is the best gift you can give and David’s lifelong partner, John W. Piel, gave him that. John enriched David’s life through his love and companionship and was there by his side in sickness and in health. David led a simple life, one that we all could learn from. He didn’t need money, fast cars or designer clothes, he just needed his friends, faith and his family.
David is survived by his brother Bernard Silverman, lifelong partner John Peil, niece Rebecca Kasoff, nephew Paul Silverman, numerous great nieces and nephews and also 3 great great nieces and nephews.
In closing, there are a lot of ways to honor David Silverman’s memory. The most meaningful ways are not through flowers or donations. The best way to honor his memory is volunteer, make someone laugh or just do a good deed for humanity and his soul will truly live forever.
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