David Lamers

David Frederich Lamers - Age 77, passed away on Sept. 28, 2022. He grew up in Kaukauna along with his five siblings and his ‘Grignon Street Gang’ friends. Dave graduated from Kaukauna High School, attended St. Norbert College in De Pere, followed by UW-Stout in Menomonee, having studied industrial education. After serving in Vietnam, he received his second bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He engineered an electrical keyboard to help those with Cerebral Palsy communicate. Hired by G.D. Searle Pharmaceutical in Skokie in 1972, he worked for the next 32 years for four different companies. David and his family moved to Libertyville in 1985 and continued working at the Searle location and then Abbott. He is survived by his wife of 56 years: Donna (Weigman) Lamers, children: Laurie and Nicole, sons-in-law: Nathan and Tony, grandchildren: Maya, Q, Stone and Cyrus, as well as his siblings: Ken, Dan, Chip and Barb. He is preceded in death by his son: Kip who passed away six years ago from glioblastoma and his brother: Paul. He was a lover of the Chicago Bears, grilling, CNN, camping, and fishing. His brilliant mind often left people both baffled in wonder and enriched. Some of his best memories were from his summer family travels with a camper through Canada and across the West Coast. Dave will be remembered as a great and loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. There will be a celebration of life held in the Spring of 2023 in his hometown of Kaukauna. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation towards cancer research in his name to Northwestern Medicine: https://foundation.nm.org/. Please sign David’s guest book at libertyvillefuneralhome.com. Arrangements by McMurrough Funeral Chapel.