David Warner Chilson, 69, of Bowling Green, Ohio passed away Saturday July 22, 2017. He was born in Schenectady, New York on November 8, 1947 to William Wallace Chilson and Marian Christine (Roller) Chilson.
He grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) and graduated from Brush High School in 1965. He graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree, and from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio in 1971 with a master’s degree, and in 1978 with a doctoral degree. He also attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
From 1971-1974, he served on active duty in the United States Navy at Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island; at Naval Command Systems Support Activity in Washington D.C.; at Commandant 14th Naval District in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and at Fleet Operations Control Center Pacific Fleet in Kunia, Hawaii. He served another 22 years in the Naval Reserve Intelligence Program, and retired in 1996 with the rank of Captain. He was a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Bowling Green State University from 1978 until he retired in 2009.
Survivors include three sisters Christine Chilson Berardinis of Hinckley, Ohio, Helen Chilson Lenz of Racine, Wisconsin and Carolyn Chilson Palmquist of Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Dave was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green and of the Bowling Green Noon Kiwanis Club. He enjoyed being a guardian for Honor Flights and spending time with the veterans.
A private graveside service will take place on Saturday July 29, 2017 at Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton, Massachusetts.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday August 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 126 S. Church Street in Bowling Green. Rev. Gary and Mary Jane Saunders will officiate. Dunn Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Memorial Contributions may be given in Dave’s memory to First Presbyterian church or Wittenberg University – 200 W. Ward St., Springfield, OH 45504.
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