David Clark Palmer June 7, 1930 – March 5, 2023

David C. Palmer (Class of 1952) passed away at age 92 on March 5, 2023 from multiple health issues.  He died peacefully at home with family at his side.  He will be remembered for his kindness, respectful manner, and generosity as a loving husband and father, entrepreneur, business executive, and educator.  David is one of a long line of the Palmer family who have benefited from the quality education at the College of Wooster and he was proud to support it with a generous gift/annuity.  After his BA at Wooster he served in the US Army and then received an MBA degree at Cornell University.  He worked for Eastman Kodak and then taught high school business at South Huntington School District on Long Island.  Summers were spent operating Palmer Point Boats and Cottages on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks.  He was married to Joyce D. Palmer (deceased 2014) and leaves two children, Karen Joyce Palmer (Class of ’82) and Stephen Clark Palmer.  

Posted in on March 27, 2023.