David Wetterau, 92, of Gambrills, Formerly of Severna Park

David Wetterau, 92, of Gambrills passed away on July 1, 2015. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 13, 1923, to Emerson and Mae E. Wetterau. He was a resident of Anne Arundel County for 50 years.

He is survived by 3 children and their spouses; Scott & Maureen Wetterau, Tom Wetterau, Roy & Nancy Gulino. There are 7 grandchildren, Jessica Wetterau, Sam Wetterau and Jenny, Ryan, Mary, Rene & Angela Gulino and 7 Great Grandchildren, Josh, Riley, Hailey, Brady, Connor, Logan and Freya.

David grew up in New York, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Alabama, where he graduated from high school in 1941. He attended the University of Alabama until 1943, when as an ROTC student he entered the US Army Corps of Engineers. He received his 2nd Lt. bars at Fort Belvoir in 1944. He served during and after World War II in the Mariana Islands, Saipan, and Hawaii and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

He returned to Tuscaloosa to finish his BS in Civil Engineering and graduated in 1947.

He started working for the Southern Railway System in the footsteps of his father and later became a trainmaster. In 1948 he married Joan Beam of Washington, D.C. They moved many times, living in Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and Maryland.

He left the Southern Railroad in 1956 and moved his family north to take a position with Western Electric as a cord, cable, and wire manager, and be close to his wife’s family. They moved a few more times in Maryland, finally settling in Severna Park in 1965. He was active in the Lions Club and the Severna Park Methodist Church.

He retired in 1985 and became an active math tutor with the Sons of Pioneers and worked with students in many school systems. He also worked with Meals On Wheels and Hospice. He was an avid golfer all of his life and enjoyed singing in The Sons of the Severn, a Barbershop Choir for many years. He also was a big Ravens and Crimson Tide football fan.

In 2004, he moved from Severna Park and settled into a condo in Gambrills. His wife moved into the Crofton Convalescent Center, where she lived until her death in 2013. Dad cared for Mom daily and truly showed his family what “Till death do us part” means.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, at the home of Tom Wetterau, 791 Harness Creek View Drive in Annapolis. Family and friends are invited.

The family requests no flowers, but any donations in his name should be sent to the Severna Park Methodist Church, where he and his wife were active for many years.