Joseph Watkins

David and Val celebrated their 31st anniversary in August. They were high school sweethearts and loved each other beyond words.

He loved skateboarding, music, going to Busch Gardens with his boys, Hot Wheel cars and R/C cars, watching the Bucs and the Lightning and Nascar. He was able to fix anything with whatever he could find. He would take the simplest idea and turn it into something fun. He was kind hearted and always willing to help out.

David had an amazing sense of humor and made everyone around him laugh. It’s one of the things that will be severely missed.

He was born in Chattanooga, but spent the majority of his life in Tampa, FL and surrounding areas. He worked as a Marine Surveyor/Field Inspector for over 20 years after 10 years working in the A/C industry.

He is survived by sisters Holly and Angel and brother Tim who called him Davy, and his sisters-in-law Denise and Kristina and brothers-in-law Philip and Peter as well as his numerous nieces and nephews.

He will be lovingly remembered by all who knew him.