David W. Nicholson

David Wayne Nicholson, 89, of Sun City Center, Florida, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., passed away March 25, 2022. He was born in Gray Summit, Mo., Feb. 20, 1933. He grew up in Wilmington, and Mt. Sterling, Ohio, and graduated Mt. Sterling High School in 1951. College included a work study program at Wilmington College; he was a graduate mechanical engineer from Ohio State University (’57). He worked at Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio,); Stewart Warner Corp.; Allison Div of GM; and Eli Lilly Co (all in Indianapolis, Ind.), where he retired after 23 years (12/1993). He was an inventor and held many patents. He is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Barbara Mae (Steinle); his parents, Jonathan Jefferson Nicholson and Mary Kathleen (Elson) Nicholson (Keith); his brother, James Robert Nicholson; and infant sibling, Arthur Glen. He is survived by their three daughters, Robyn Kay Nicholson, of San Diego, Calif., Wendy Sue (Wayne) Wester, of Princeton, Ind., Jill Mae (Robert – deceased, Robert Marion) Reynolds, of Ocala, Fla.; four grandchildren, David Keith (Chelsey) Reynolds, of Ocala, Fla., Alyse Marie Beni (Jeff) Grock, of California, Sarah Elizabeth Wester, of Texas, Nicholas Lee Wester, of Indiana; three great-grandchildren, Aiden Robert Reynolds and Haylee Mae Reynolds, of Ocala, Fla., and Julian Alexander Grock, of San Diego; and his siblings, Frances Joan (John – deceased) Veldhuizen, of California, John Franklin (Doris – deceased, Ana Flores) Nicholson, of Ohio, James Robert - deceased (Pat) Nicholson, of Ohio, Gary Dean Nicholson, of New Mexico; and numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
Celebration of Life will be held on April 7, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the auditorium at Freedom Plaza, 1010 American Eagle Blvd., Sun City Center, FL 33573.  Please, in lieu of flowers, make donations to Tampa Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), 1502 W. Sligh Ave, Tampa, FL 33604.  Donations can be made via Paypal.