Kors, David Lee

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Kors, David Lee
David Lee Kors was born in Ham-mond,
Indiana on June 18, 1934
and went to be with his Lord and
Savior on December 17, 2015 af-ter
battling GIST cancer for 3
years.
Dave received his Bachelor of
Science and Masters of Science
degrees in Mechanical Engineer-ing
from Purdue University and
Southern Methodist University,
respectively. Over a 37-year
career that spanned General
Electric, General Dynamics,
and finally Aerojet General, he
contributed to historical NASA
initiatives that included the Apollo
Mission to the Moon and Space
Shuttle programs.
He was married to the love of his
life, Nancy Jane Ansteatt, for 54
years. Together they raised
three children. He is survived by
his wife, as well as his sister
Alice Ellefson. He was preceded
in death by parents Ruth and
John Kors, and sisters Doris
Kors and Eileen Lloyd. His
children include Jennifer (Dave)
Leighton, Julie Abrams, and
Jonathan (Jennifer) Kors,
and grandchildren Elizabeth,
Nicholas, Cameron, Arielle,
Emmery, Taylor, Ashley, Joshua
and Emily.
Dave served as a Deacon and
Elder at Fair Oaks Presbyterian
Church, whfire he ar.H «'
were members for 30 years, after
which they attended Faith Episco-pal
Church of Cameron Park.
He was passionate about sup-porting
Christian missions world-wide
and also volunteered locally
on the Rescue School District
Board and with Habitat for
Humanity. Dave's zest for the
outdoors was manifested through
his love of skiing, hiking, biking,
camping and traveling. He never
backed down from a good chal-lenge,
and was always planning
the next great project.
A Celebration of Life service
will be held at Fair Oaks Pres-byterian
Church, 11427 Fair
Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA, on
January 15, 2016 at 11:00 am.
A reception will follow. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be
made to cancer research or a
missionary of your choice in
Dave's name.