[AT] Dave Rotigel

Wed Nov 8 12:27:42 PST 2017

I answered shortly before. Dave was kind of a friend we've had a lot of
conversations, I've always enjoyed them. He was annoying sometimes in that
funny intelligent way that made him so interesting. I still have that sign
he once sent me and I will keep in all it's simplicity, looking at it and
remembering him. I will really miss him.
Knowing him (yes knowing though we never met in person) i feared the worst
reading his message last week. I think the message though shows his way of
being and that he was somewhat comfortable with where he was going. A bit
sad though that he never spoke of his illness.
Anyway,

I will miss him.

...and his witty comments.

Mattias

www.rodjagard.n.nu

2017-11-08 20:43 GMT+01:00 Kenneth Gene Waugh <kgwaugh0943 at gmail.com>:

> I too am saddened by the passing of Dave Rotigel—yes a bit crochety on
> occasion, but as several have said, always a good and helpful friend!!
> RIP, Dave!
>
> And, Spencer, might you consider sending some of the list’s accolades to
> his wife—she might appreciate it.  Your personal comments were very well
> put!
>
> Gene Waugh
> Elgin, Illinois
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 8, 2017, at 12:12 PM, Paul L Waugh <paul at plwaugh.com> wrote:
> >
> > He will be missed, and I, also did not see eye to eye on his views, but
> > that never stopped him from helping me or others.
> >
> > We lost a good ornery person
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >> On 11/8/2017 10:50 AM, Spencer Yost 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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