[AT] Dave Rotigel

Thu Nov 9 20:50:38 PST 2017

Cecil,

I was one of those who bought a couple of those trailer lighting kits at Dave's suggestions. I so admired his reasoning for owning multiple sets I bought two with the same objective.  But.... they sat unused for several months before I got to hooking them up. Then they didn't work right.  Fortunately an ATIS list member pointed me in the direction of  the problem.  They don't work properly if I have my regular 7 pin wiring hooked up to the trailer at the same time as trying to use the 4 pin HF units. I too admired Dave's concern about others at shows.  So if ever ever get a chance to help someone at a show Dave will be smiling down on us. 

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

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I remember Dave as one who knew whereof he spoke and did not suffer fools easily.   During one of the discussions on trailer lighting, Dave said he bought several of those magnetic trailer kits at Harbor Freight when on sale so he could help some of the folks that had tail ight problems at the shows..   I thought then that he was a really good fellow and I always hoped to someday meet him.

He was a fellow I was proud to call a friend.

Cecil in OKla.

On 11/8/2017 2:47 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> Godspeed, Dave.
>
> Much of what Spencer and others have already said echoes my own thoughts.
> Dave was a unique individual, one who never feared stirring the pot.  
> I met him on my trips to Portland back in the 1990's where he was an 
> important fixture at the campfire.  I must admit my surprise in reading his
> obituary.   I never realized he was a PhD and a career professor in the
> field of Education.
>
>
> Regards,
> Steve O.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
>> I need to relay some sad news:  Dave Rotigel, a long time SEL and AT 
>> list member (one of the original) and very ardent supporter of ATIS 
>> in general, passed away Monday from cancer.  He was 79.
>>
>> Many of you know Dave Rotigel from the engine and tractor shows - 
>> particularly Portland.  Even those of you that don't know him 
>> personally; you know him from the posts he made here on AT and SEL.  
>> Always shocking, always irreverent, Dave was nonetheless smart, 
>> funny, dependable, honest, and insightful.  We saw eye to eye on 
>> nearly nothing yet I always looked forward to seeing him and I 
>> considered him a friend.  His engines and tractors were always some 
>> of the best examples of restoration and his big Galloway engine is 
>> nearly legendary.  I envied his knowledge and abilities and I wish I 
>> had half his competence and acumen.  He was an integral part of the 
>> "Great West Virginia and Pennsylvania Oil Field Engine Hunt" - the one where I found my 25HP Ball oilfield engine - and was a big part of the
>> later excavator extraction of said engine.   He helped me get it running
>> and was instrumental in that restoration's success.
>>
>> His last post to this list, just a few weeks ago was:  "Life is good."
>>
>> Indeed Dave.  Thanks for the memories.
>>
>> His wife passed along his obituary and I include it below; I think it was
>> published this morning and you can probably catch it online too.   Brice
>> will be making the announcement to the engine list and will formulate 
>> a group/ATIS plan for flowers or a donation.  No instructions are In 
>> the obituary but we are reaching out to a close friend of his to see 
>> if there is anything the family would prefer.
>>
>> My condolences to his hundreds of other friends on both lists.
>>
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. David Emery Rotigel, 79, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of 
>> Greensburg, Pa. and Indiana, Pa., died Monday, November 6, 2017.  He 
>> was born November 10, 1937, in Detroit, Mich., son of the late Joseph 
>> and Fern M. Emery Rotigel.
>>
>> He was married to Jennifer Vickers Rotigel of Greensburg PA on 
>> November 14th, 1981, and they had 36 wonderful years together that 
>> included raising
>> 6 children. Dave enjoyed living in the country and was an avid 
>> gardener, house builder, hunter, woodworker, and lover of all things mechanical.
>>
>> Dave received his doctoral degree in Philosophy of Education from the 
>> University of Illinois. He served as a professor for 39 years, first 
>> at the University of Indiana and subsequently at Indiana University 
>> of Pennsylvania. He was chair of the Foundations of Education 
>> Department and Coordinator of the Langley/IUP Urban Teaching Center 
>> in Pittsburgh, PA. He was an active professional and made many 
>> presentations and published many professional articles. Dave was a 
>> gifted educator and enjoyed mentoring novice teachers.
>>
>> Dave was a loving husband and father who was very involved with his 
>> children and their activities. He served as Packmaster of Cub Scout 
>> Troup
>> 212 in Delmont for a number of years and coached his sons' dek hockey 
>> and baseball teams. He was also active in the Pennsylvania 
>> Association for Gifted Education.
>>
>> An active member of the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment 
>> Association, he enjoyed repairing and restoring antique farm 
>> equipment, especially Hit and Miss Engines. He loved attending engine 
>> shows all over the country and showing his many engines and tractors. 
>> Dave was widely sought for his expertise and experience and was 
>> instrumental in several large projects to preserve the historical 
>> nature of the equipment he loved. Dave was internationally known and 
>> kept in touch with his engine friends around the world.
>>
>> He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Vickers Rotigel of Bonita 
>> Springs, Fl.; children: Seely Emery (Tammy) Rotigel of Kalamazoo, 
>> Mich., David John
>> (Misty) Rotigel, of York, Pa., Todd Michael (Tina O'Hara) Rotigel, of Mt.
>> Pulaski, Ill., Pedro Martin (Marisa) Bidegaray, of Miami, Fla., 
>> Daniel Leslie (Brigid) Rotigel, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Michael 
>> Steven Rotigel, of N. Fort Myers, Fla.; a granddaughter, Sydney 
>> Rotigel-Finegan, and a grandson, Pedro Julian Bidegaray.
>>
>> Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. 
>> Friday, November 10th at BARNHART FUNERAL HOME, 505 E. Pittsburgh 
>> St., Greensburg, Pa.  A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. 
>> Saturday in the funeral home.  Entombment with full military honors 
>> accorded by the VFW Post 33, will follow at St. Clair Cemetery, 
>> Greensburg, Pa.  For online condolences, visit BarnhartFuneralHome.com.
>>
>>
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