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David Arnott

February 22, 1955 — March 10, 2009

David Gordon Arnott 54 of Blacksburg, VA died on March 7, 2009 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA.

David was born February 22, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri to Gordon John and Beverly Lou Hadsell Arnott. He is survived by his wife, of 28 years, Dinah Hoffman Arnott, his children Mary Lindsey Arnott of Radford, VA, Gordon David Arnott of Richmond, VA, Travis Paul Arnott and Allison Elizabeth Arnott of Blacksburg, VA, sister Ann Arnott Cook and husband Tim, of O’Fallon, Missouri, uncles Bruce Arnott and wife, Nancy of Dearborn, Michigan, Richard Hadsell and wife, Kathy, of Gretna, Nebraska, aunts Margaret Hadsell of Napoleon, Ohio and Joyce Hadsell DeKanter of Mexico City, Mexico, cousins Cheryl Arnott Hoeneise of Warren, Michigan and Douglas Arnott of Dearborn, Michigan, brothers-in-law Eugene Hoffman and wife, Sylvia and Carroll Hoffman and wife, Lucille, sister-in-law Anne Hoffman Winn and husband John, all of Gordonsville, VA. Nieces Katy Cook, Ginger Garton, Kristin Rider, nephews Andy Hoffman, Jeff Hoffman, Johnny Winn, David Winn and Bill Hoffman, numerous great nieces, great nephews and other cousins.

David graduated in 1974 from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, MO, earned a Bachelors Degree from Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC, a Masters Degree from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, AR, and was employed as an Engineer. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the U.S. Nuclear Submarine Service and a member of Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. David was an avid reader and golfer and enjoyed sports, fantasy games and sci-fi shows but most of all his wife ‘Dinah - My Dove’, their four children, his family and extended family.

A Memorial Service will be at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, Blacksburg, VA on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. with Susan Verbrugge and Catherine Snyder officiating. Private Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO. The family expresses gratitude to the staff at Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg,VA, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Radford, VA, Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center Team and MICU at the University of Virginia Medical Center, and to the many friends who have shown acts of kindness during David’s illness.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, 200 Progress Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060 or Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center, UVA Health Services, P.O. Box 800265, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0265, Attention: Angie Korson, Administrator
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