David Ralph Myers

Born January 29, 1958, David Ralph Myers was just 59 when he passed away July 15, 2017, at Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, of Leukemia. His loss has been a great blow to his children, Shannon and Patrick Myers, as well as his many friends throughout the world.

David will be remembered at a Liturgy on August 6, 2017, at Our Lady’s Maronite Catholic Church, 1320 East 51st Street, Austin, Texas, 78723. The Liturgy will begin at 10 a.m., with an informal gathering afterwards at the church. An inurnment will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church’s columbarium on August 9, 2017, following a prayer service on site.

In lieu of flowers or gifts to the family, David’s sons ask contributions be made to the Walter Morse Jr. funeral fund at Our Lady’s Maronite Catholic Church in Austin.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, David was the only child of Virginia and Ralph Myers, both deceased. He is survived by his two sons and extended family including Scott Nichols and Rick Nichols, cousins David was close to throughout his life. He also leaves behind a much-loved church family at Our Lady’s Maronite Catholic Church, including dear friend, Walter Morse Jr,. and beloved companion, Juanita Painter.

An outgoing and curious man, David achieved a second degree black belt in PaSaRyu under master Kang Rhee who knew and personally trained some extraordinary fighters including Elvis Presley and Bill Wallace. David was extremely gifted as a database administrator at Dell, and was working at Accenture at the time of his passing. He loved reading, playing bridge, adored cats and published a novel called “Prophecy of Snow”. He was on a competition barbecue team in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of that city’s Memphis in May celebration. Later in life he visited Brazil, falling in love with the language and the culture. He was a card-carrying member of Internacional’s Soccer team in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He spent many years studying the Portuguese language, and spoke it fluently. He further shared in the culture and language of Brazil in a local Portuguese group in Austin.