Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Fairfield Recorder newspaper



David Roland Pearson

Funeral services will be held this weekend for David Roland Pearson, 57, of
Springfield, Virginia who died Saturday, March 22, at Georgetown University 
Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Pearson was born in Pecos on April 17, 1950 to parents Robert and Billie 
Pearson. He and his wife Donna were married in March of 1967, and had two sons,
Glenn David Pearson and Robert Franklin Pearson III. Mr. Pearson was a 1972 
graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in curriculum and 
instruction. He worked as a teacher for the San Antonio Independent School 
District until he entered the United States Air Force in 1978. Stationed in 
Texas, Colorado, Maryland, Germany, Florida and at the Pentagon in Washington, 
D.C., Pearson served his country during Operations Desert Shield and Desert 
Storm. He continued his military service until his retirement in 1993.

During his time in the nation's capital, Mr. Pearson researched the naval 
history of the USS Freestone for the Freestone County Museum and provided them 
with photographs of the transport ship. Following his military service, Pearson
was named partner at GKY and Associates, an engineering consulting company in 
Chantilly, Virginia. Mr. Pearson was an amateur radio operator and photographer 
and an avid tennis player who enjoyed piloting airplanes and participating in 
Rotary International.

His own battle with pancreatic cancer spurred his involvement in the Pancreatic
Action Network.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, at Fairfield 
Cemetery.

Mr. Pearson is survived by wife Donna Pearson of Springfield, Virginia; sons
Glenn Pearson and wife Luisa of Richardson, Robert Pearson and wife Becky of
College Station; parents Robert and Billie Pearson of Fairfield; sister Debby 
Nickelson and husband John of Grand Prairie; grandchildren Jennifer, Emily and 
Christopher Pearson.

Arrangements by Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield.