David Ronald

David Ronald left us to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, August 25, 2017 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington after complications from receiving a long awaited kidney transplant.

David was born in Dover, Ohio, on October 16, 1966 to Jack Ronald and Lucille (Lou)(Ronald) Graham. During his childhood, his interests included a love of Science, Track, Baseball, and some Football & Wrestling. He graduated from Claymont High School in Uhrichsville, Ohio in 1985.

David worked in many different venues throughout his life, even being owner of a Laundromat with his wife. One of his lifelong passions has been cooking. He was especially proud to have been learning & cooking at Keystone Resort in Colorado, and Mulligan’s Pub & Atwood Resort in Ohio. We have all been blessed by the wonderful gourmet food he has prepared for us over the years.

David met Rebecca at Stark Technical College in Ohio in an English/Writing class. They became friends and later married on June 14th, 1991. David received his Associates degree in Medical Technology in June, 1991. Later that year, the newly married couple moved to Dayton, Ohio. David worked in hospitals and other settings as a Medical Laboratory Technician & assistant in performing autopsies for many years. He later returned to school & received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at Wright State University in 1998.

David & his young family became involved in a small church in Spokane where he feels his life changed when he learned about God’s grace there. He became involved in various leadership positions in the church, was a Youth group leader, and even spoke a few messages on the podium. This Pastor led him to start looking at what his calling or gifting might be which led him to teaching. His teaching career started at Classical Christian Academy in 2001. He never just read out of books, he developed his own curriculum & spent many long days and nights perfecting his Teaching. His heart and soul was in Teaching. He was very passionate about the Socratic method of Teaching, which is a way of asking questions wherein the student comes up with the answers themselves by applying Logic & Reasoning as opposed to just being told what to think. Over the years, he taught middle & high school Logic & Rhetoric, History, Science, Bible, Great Books, and Drama. His passion for Teaching led him to also become a Debate Coach for many years, and a Drama Coach, in which he produced & led all parts of several high quality productions. He always pushed students to do more because he believed they were capable of much more.

He became a lead teacher & was one of the speakers for the first graduating class of CCA. These experiences lead him to be a part of a group of people who started a new school called Pascal Academy in which he was Headmaster & Teacher for a brief period before his failing health & other circumstances ended his career in Teaching. Many of his students remained in contact with him after graduating and have become adult friends of his.

To all, he challenged us to think and question everything (even when we often didn’t want to), & not take thoughts & ideas for granted, for which we will always be thankful for.

David is survived by his wife, Rebecca, three children; Miranda, Breanna & Alexander; his Mother, Lucille (Lou), his Sister, Dina & her husband Kevin & their children, Danielle, Mandi, Devin & Andrew. To his children & family, he will be remembered as a Father who was tough on them, but always made sure that he told them how much they were loved. He represented courage, strength, truth unyielding Faith, and honor.

A memorial service will be held at Real Life Ministries, 1860 North Cecil Road, Post Falls, Idaho, on Sunday-September 10th at 4pm in the upper room. A finger food reception will follow. All family & friends are welcome to come and say “Goodbye for now” & bring a snack to share at reception if they would like.