CAPT David Grant Rawlings, USN (Ret.) passed away peacefully in St. Louis, MO on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. David was born on November 1, 1947 in Ft. Bragg, NC to Col. George D. Rawlings, (deceased) and Joan Hughes Rawlings, (survives).
David is survived by Genie (nee Searson) Rawlings, his loving wife of 45 years, his children Jennifer (Charles) Clark and Michael David Rawlings, as well as his twin granddaughters, Caroline and Julia Clark, all of St. Louis, MO.
David also leaves behind his brothers, Dr. Dennis A. Rawlings of Tulsa, OK and Michael G. (Sonya) Rawlings of Houston, TX.
David graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1969 and earned an MBA from Michigan State in 1982. He was a lifelong Sooners fan.
David’s Naval service included: Sub School NLON. USS VOLADOR SS490,Comm/Weps, SDIEGO & CHASN. SUBFLOT SIX, Flag LT,CHASN. Supply Corps School, Athens, GA. USS DAVIS DD937, Suppo, NPT and CHASN. Fleet Intro Team SPRUANCE Class, Suppo, Pascagoula, MS. SUPSHIP, Material, Sturgeon Bay, WI. Michigan State Univ, East Lansing, MI. NAVFAC, Suppo, Argentia, NFLD, Canada. DoD IG, IG Rep, Philadelphia, PA. USS SIERRA AD18, Suppo, CHASN. NAVSURFLANT, Force Readiness and Dep. ACOS, Norfolk, VA. and Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center, Commanding Officer, Memphis, TN.
After 24 years in the Navy, he retired and worked various consultant logistician positions in Northern Virginia and Tidewater areas for NAVSUP and NAVSEA projects and authored Naval and Joint doctrine publications.
David enjoyed his final retirement first in Bluffton, SC and later moved to St. Louis, MO to be near family where he could spend time with his children and grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to either Gary Sinise Foundation, P.O. Box 50008, Studio City, CA 91614-5001 (garysinisefoundation.org) or Friends of Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville Trust, P.O. Box 186, Andersonville, GA, 31711 (friendsofandersonville.org)
A Memorial gathering will be held on Sunday January 29, 2017 from 1:00 PM until time of Memorial Service at 4:00 PM Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary 6464 Chippewa St. St. Louis, MO 63109. Per his wishes, David will be cremated and his ashes inurned following full military honors at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis on Monday, January 30th.
If desired, expressions of sympathy and condolences may be made at www.hoffmeistercolonial.com
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