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David Emmert
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1611 41st St., Moline. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, where he was a member, ALS-MDA for research or to his family. David was born on Jan. 29, 1938, in Geneseo, the son of David and Lavon Emmert. In his early years, his parents moved a lot. He went to eight different grade schools, three high schools and three different colleges. He graduated in 1968 from Western Illinois University. He also did graduate work at Western. He married the love of his life, Judith A. Swanson, in December 1961 in Orion. He taught art in Geneseo, Orion and Silvis. When he left teaching, he sold furniture at Montgomery Wards, where he was a member of the Million Dollar Club in sales. He had a love of the outdoors and he and his sons started a lawn and landscaping company where he designed and built many beautiful areas in the Quad-Cities. During the 17 years he battled ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) he painted many pictures. He gave away many to MDA and ALS patients. His paintings span from Florida to Arizona. He has a painting hanging in the Robert Ross MDA National Headquarters in Tucson, Ariz. He is survived by his wife, Judie; a son, Brad Emmert, Moline; and his children, Christopher, Adam and Jennah; a daughter, Beth (Mike) Amlong, Orion, and their children, David and Lisa; and a son, Greg (Denise) Emmert, Moline, and their child, Tylor. David also has a brother, Bart (Bonnie) Emmert, Grand Junction, Colo. He was preceded in death by his mother and father. Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting his obituary online at www.esterdahl.com. 
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Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St.
1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today.
1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.
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