David Carlisle Perley

David Carlisle Perley, life-long resident of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2017 at the age of 58 in one of his favorite places, his lake house on Lay Lake. Dave was preceded in death by his parents, George M. Perley of Hot Springs, AR and Barbara W. Perley of Atlanta, GA. He is survived by his children, Matthew David Perley (Abigail) and Michelle Elizabeth Perley of Vestavia Hills, AL and by his brothers, Timothy Perley (Joni) and Michael Perley (Melissa) of Birmingham, AL and his sister, Kathryn Perley (Kathy) of Corpus Christi, TX. Dave also loved dearly his cousin, Sally Newell McLellan (David) of Lexington, SC, his nieces, Jessica, Reese, and Ragen, and his long term girlfriend, Cheri Hunter.

Dave was born on July 1, 1958. He graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1976 and then continued his education at Auburn University, graduating in 1980 with a degree in mass communications. After college he was an on-air personality (“DC in the Nighttime”) at WERC in Birmingham as. Later he was a cofounder of Tapscan Inc. and served as the President and COO. He continued on to create Niche Marketing as well as Alpha Business Appraisal and Valuenomics, two more companies to which he was very committed.

Dave lived for adventure. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 4 when he was young as a life scout as well as when he was an assistant scoutmaster to his son. Dave enjoyed scuba diving anywhere the water was good and hiking trips on the Appalachian Trail. In the summer, he loved spending time hosting friends and family at his lake house where he would impress with his exceptional water skiing skills. In the winter, he looked forward to taking trips out West to go snow skiing, another skill in which he was experienced. Dave was very musically inclined, a quality that came both from his mother and being the drum major at Vestavia Hills High School. He cheered on the Auburn Tigers every Saturday of football season with enthusiasm. Dave was a tireless supporter of both his children and their activities. He loved nothing more than to attend band concerts and dance performances in which they participated.

Visitation will take place at Valley Chapel at 1800 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, Alabama at 1:00pm on Friday, March 10, 2017, with a memorial service to follow at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Riverchase United Methodist Church at 1953 Old Montgomery Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35244.