David Frederick Liddell

David Frederick Liddell, 77, died on December 12, 2024. He was born March 25, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and enjoyed a final Manhattan the evening before his predawn death in hospice care near his home in Juno Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Terry Noonan Liddell; his brother, Spencer Liddell; Spencer’s daughters, Maggie Hobbs and Lora Liddell; his great niece, Sophia Smith; and a tapestry of family and friends stretching from the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes and Gold Coast. He is preceded in death by many people he loved, including his parents, Dr. J. Spencer Liddell and Virginia Fox Liddell, three brothers-in-law, and six of his 31 nieces and nephews.

David graduated from Pittsburgh’s North Hills High School in 1965 where he set the high school record for the high jump as a ninth grader. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Denison University in 1969 where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and furthered research on Tamias striatus ohioensis, the Ohio eastern chipmunk.

Throughout his life, David loved to spend time outdoors, fishing innumerable rivers, streams, and lakes, and hunting pheasants in collaboration with two generations of beloved labrador retrievers. He completed the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic in 1998 and the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa in 1999. His long golf drives were the envy of friends and his lone hole-in-one a personal thrill. David’s love of sport was also allied with his career in sporting goods sales for Daiwa and Shakespeare while in Seattle, Gart Brothers during his years in Denver, and the Palm Beach Golf Center in Florida until his retirement. He was an avid supporter of the conservation organizations Ducks Unlimited and Trout Unlimited and served as a volunteer sea turtle nest monitor together with his father for Palm Beach County from 2002-2006. David traveled with Terry around the world, including journeys to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and throughout Eastern and Western Europe and Scandinavia.

David will be missed by many, and in many ways. For his fantastic sense of humor that was as dry as his cocktails. For his expansive culinary skills, brought to life during memorable Sunday night dinners, St. Patrick’s Day corned beef meals, and Christmas Eve lobster feasts. For his love of adventures and the stories they made. For his devotion to his loved ones. For all that he was and will remain in spirit.

A private memorial gathering will occur later in January

Memorial contributions may be made to First Tee, either your local chapter or First Tee – Florida Gold Coast in Riviera Beach, FL.