David Joseph Boeck

David “Dave” Joseph Boeck passed away on November 13, 2024 in MorningStar Memory Care at Bear Creek in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 5, 1940 to parents Joseph Boeck and Sylvia (nee Isleb) Boeck.

He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1963 as a Civil Engineer.  He was stationed in Moses Lake, Washington and served overseas in Labrador, Newfoundland-Canada and was honorably discharged on June 4, 1969 at the rank of Captain.  His awards and decorations include the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Longevity Service Award (one oak leaf cluster) and the National Defense Service Medal. 

He received a bachelor’s degree of mechanical engineering from Marquette University in 1968 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He then received his master’s degree of business administration from Marquette University in 1973.

He was married to his childhood sweetheart Kathleen (nee Lowney) Simon from 1963 to 1985.  He then found his second and final love and was married to Elaine Piwoni-Boeck from 1989 until her passing in 2019.

Little known fact is that he has two patents in his name.

He engineered computerized storage and retrieval systems.  Some of the end-products (to name a few) were paint, cosmetics, calculators, and his last project involved pharmaceuticals. He loved working and truly missed it when he retired.

One of his passions was photography and he spent numerous hours outside his back door in Divide, Colorado taking pictures of the majestic mountains.  His other passions were geology and lapidary -spending hours rockhounding, flying personal aircraft, and scuba diving in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans.

He is survived by his two children Lynnette (Chuck) Boeck-Lopushansky and Lisa Boeck-Jenkins; his grandchildren David and Lance Jenkins; his nephews Kevin (Kimberly) Boeck, Brian (Kathy) Boeck, and Michael (Rachel) Drake and their families; and his sister-in-laws Eleanore Piwoni, Jo-Ann Piwoni, and Susan Boeck.

He is preceded in death by his wife Elaine, brother Arthur “Art”, and his parents.

A sincere thank you to all who tended to his care throughout the years to include all the team members at MorningStar Memory Care at Bear Creek (too many to list individually) and his healthcare teams from Bloom Health and Bloom Hospice.

A special thank you to Quajaun “Q” and Angela Dersno who were his surrogate family and spent numerous hours providing him the love and comfort he needed.

A formal burial with full military honors will take place at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Reception to follow at the Eisenhower Golf Club at the Air Force Academy.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Class of ‘63 Memorial Fund, 529631. [Make checks payable to Air Force Academy Foundation, include note with intended fund (Class of ‘63 Memorial Fund, 529631) along with your first name, last name, email address, home address and who the gift is intended for.

Mail to:

Air Force Academy Foundation 
ATTN: Gift Processing
3116 Academy Drive
USAF Academy, CO 90840-4475

To make a gift online, please follow this link:  usafa.org/63memorial

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