Obituary of David W. Eastman Ph.D.
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Eastman, Dr. David W. Ph.D.
April 30, 1939 - February 27, 2024
Of Naples FL and Hamburg, NY, formerly of Angola, NY entered into rest after a brief illness in
Florida with his loving family by his side on February 27, 2024 at age 84. Loving husband of 42
years to Veronika (Keilbach) Eastman; father of David (Barbara) Eastman, Kelli (Scott) Billings,
Todd (Paula) Eastman, Heidi (John) Herc, Christie (Arthur) Byers and
Kelly (Aron) Wild ; son of the late Willard Eastman and Dorothy Eastman Fischer; brother of
Ronald (Sally) Eastman, Cheryl Eastman, Dawn Bush, and the late Anne Arcara. Also survived by
13 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Dr. Eastman worked for
the Occidental Corporation (Hooker Chemical) for 25 years, rising to the position of director of
Technology. In 1981 he was named the company’s “Inventor of the Year”. He holds four
chemical patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He later joined Lonza, Inc. as
director of research and Development. As its Vice President of Technology, he oversaw a 3 year
project to rebuild a factory in California that had been destroyed by fire. Private services will be
held. Celebration of life will be held at a later date.
A Memorial Tree was planted for David
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Addison Funeral Home Inc.
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