David Joswiak

Memorial services for David Edmund Joswiak, 60, of Roswell will be held 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home. David passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at his home surrounded by the love of his family. David was born on March 10, 1948 to Edmund Lawrence Joswiak and Mae Patchek Joswiak in Chicago, Illinois. He and Alyse Dietz were married December 27, 1968 in St. Joseph, Michigan; Alyse survives David at the family home. They moved to Roswell three years ago from Marshalltown, Iowa. David was a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy #192 in Quantico, Virginia. He served with the Marshalltown Police Department for thirty years before retiring with the rank of Assistant Police Chief. A partial list of David’s professional and community involvement is a member of the Mid-State Organized Crime Information Center, the Domestic Violence Alternative, the State of Iowa Correctional Services, and the Mentoring High School Program. David was a master gardener in Iowa and New Mexico. He served as judge and superintendent for the Horticultural Building at the Iowa State Fair. In addition to gardening David enjoyed jogging, dancing, and outdoor activities. One of his favorite outdoor activities was the yearly RAGBRI Bicycle Trip across Iowa that he and his son made together nine times. In Roswell, he volunteered with the AARP as a tax preparer. David loved life, his family, and helping others. He received more honors and awards than we can mention, but his greatest award was being a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend. In addition to his wife, Alyse, David is survived by his daughter, Candace Textor and her husband, Keith, of Ames, Iowa; a son, Brett Joswiak and his wife, Amy, of Phoenix, AZ; two grandchildren, Thomas and Ashton Joswiak of Phoenix, AZ; his mother, Mae Joswiak of Sun City, AZ; two sisters, Darlene Torgerson and her husband, Jack, of Phoenix, AZ and Deidre Barnicle and her husband, Tom, of Wheaton, IL; a brother, Duane Joswiak and his wife, Michelle, of Glendale, AZ; and countless friends and family. David was preceded in death by his father, Edmund L. Joswiak and a brother, Donald Joswiak. Please share your memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

David Joswiak

March 10, 1948 - July 16, 2008