David Allen Welser - Obituary

avid Welser, of Mayo, passed away August 2, 2025. David grew up in St. Clair, Michigan, one of five siblings. Befitting a young man growing up on a farm, David participated in many 4H events showing dairy cattle. He received many blue ribbons and was grand champion twice, going on many times to the State 4H competition at Michigan State University with champion cows. While in high school he worked at Lee Sass Jewelers repairing clocks and watches. After graduating St. Clair High School, he was a radio announcer at WHLS in Port Huron for two years. In the 60’s David joined the Air Force and spent 3 years in Germany, where he learned to speak German. He loved to tell the story of the time he wrecked a Porsche while en route to drive in the Nurburgring. He didn’t get to drive that day, but he bought another Porsche. He later attended the University of Maryland and went on to a career as a computer scientist. As part of his career, David and family resided in Germany from 1992 to 1995. It was a wonderful experience, where all of us learned German and lived in a lovely little town in the Taunus Mountains called Lorsbach. After his retirement, David was able to be home with his two daughters and volunteer at their schools. He overhauled the computer lab at Mayo Elementary and served on the Citizens Advisory Committee at South River High School. David was a long time volunteer at Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association, near Easton on the eastern shore of Maryland. He and others acquired, and restored to working order, antique machine tools. David was responsible for having a building erected for the Machine Shop showcasing many of these machines, complete with line shafting to run many of them. After getting that up and running, he turned it over to a friend so that David could move on to the steam engine building. He was there every Saturday and two nights a month for 25 years. He enjoyed the time he had there and worked with many terrific people. Other long time interests included tennis, gardening, reading, and woodworking. He played on tennis teams in high school, in the Air Force, and in college. David is survived by his wife, Carol Hawley Welser; daughter, Kay Hawley Welser (Noah Scribner); and daughter, Alison Guyitt Welser (Calen Wong). Condolences may be made by using the Memories tab on this page.