Just saw Dave’s obit from last year.  I worked with Dave with Wendy’s in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I also graduated with him from North Central in 1971.  Hard working and great to be around.  We shared beatle collections as well as baseball cards.  Just wanted to pass along my condolences to his family and friends.

Stan Fulk

I am so sorry to hear of Dave’s passing. I developed great respect for him and enjoyed working with him at St Vincent.

My sincere sympathies to David’s family.   He was a great guy and I know he will be missed terribly.

I very much enjoyed time I spent with him coaching and working to improve the facilities in L.L.

Condolences.

Warren Fields



Dave was a kind and gentle soul.  He and I first became acquainted as colleagues at St. Vincent Stress Center in the late 1990’s and, in more recent years, we became good friends.  At St. Vincent, Dave provided marketing direction to the work of the Stress Center and we greatly benefited from his expertise. He was well-respected and well-liked by the entire leadership team.  Over the past few years, we would get together regularly, occasionally with our wives, at some neighborhood restaurant to reminisce about the past, tell good stories, and solve all of the world’s problems.  I marveled at Dave’s music room and enjoyed his tales about how music enriched his life.  We always shared some good laughs when we got together.  I will miss his friendship.  The world lost a good one.           

It seems like yesterday I walked into into the Butler Sigma Nu room where Dave Deer, Ken Doerr, and Ed Boilini lived. They were supposed to be studying but instead they were hitting each other over the head with large pretzel sticks. When they ran out of pretzels they shifted to throwing marsh mellows into  each other's open mouths in rhythm  with  loud Moody Blues music. This was a study technique I was not familiar with but it sure was fun. These three were  friends then and remained close the rest of their lives. I am thankful I walked into their room that day and joined the group. 
Life was never quite the same thereafter.

Dad always loved playing in his music room 🎸 

Dave and I worked at St. Vincent together. He was a wonderful guy. So sorry for your loss.  He will be missed by all who were blessed to have known him. 


David and I "met" on Facebook and Immediately found many common interests...including the love of music , both graduating from NC and Sigma Nu.   Many mutual friends  from his work at St. Vincent / Ascension.  A great  and super nice guy .  My prayers 🙏 to his family and those who knew him best.

A remarkable person has passed before his time. I had the privilege of working with Dave Deer (and winning a few marketing/PR awards) when he was the marketing director for a major communications company, and later jamming together (Dave was an awesome guitar player), plus the great benefits one simply had when Dave was one's friend (including Dave expertly restoring an old Yamaha acoustic guitar of mine). One takeaway: don't wait. I had a note prominently placed that said "schedule catch-up dinner with Jamie [my wife], Dave and Elisa Deer in 2023." Never saw Jan. 27 coming. RIP Dave - you left a legacy of love for your family and being an all-around great guy (as well as being an expert in marketing and leaving your positive mark on the city of Indianapolis). Prayers for the family. Michael & Jamie Snyder

The world doesn’t seem complete without Dave in it. Even though we weren’t close over the years when we did talk or see each other it was as if no time had elapsed and we picked up where we left off. Dave was a shining example of how to live a good, kind and caring life. My life was enriched by knowing him and Elisa. I remember when they met and he brought to our room at the Sigma Nu house. They were two peas in a pod and exquisitely made for each other. May he rest in God’s hands until we meet again. Love, Bob

Victoria Station floating train for the White River raft race.

I first met Dave when he started working at St Vincent in 1997.  We were both hired by his close friend John Doyle.  When he learned I lived in Butler-Tarkington, he was excited to share stories about his years at Butler University and life in Indianapolis back in the day.  I had always been a fan of the Beetles, but Dave had a way of reigniting everyone’s passion for the band and their music.  I thank Dave for giving me a greater appreciation for the history of the neighborhood I call home and I’ll think of him whenever I hear a Beetles tune.  Thank you Dave, and I'll miss you.

OBITUARY

David Deer

December 20, 1952 – January 27, 2023

Feeney-Hornak Shadeland Mortuary

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