David Alan Blocker Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

David Alan Blocker was born in Chicago on December 3, 1941 to Howard and Norma Blocker. He spent most of his youth and formative years in Dune Acres and Munster, Indiana. He graduated from Hammond High School in 1960. In 1964, he graduated from Indiana University with a BA in History and was a member of the Acacia Fraternity. IU became a special place over the years where he made lifelong friendships. After college, David served in the Illinois National Guard and lived in Chicago’s Gold Coast and Lincoln Park. He began a career in the advertising world working for ABC and what was then a small upstart cable company owned by Ted Turner. During that time, he experienced the magic of Chicago in the 1960s. He volunteered at 4th Presbyterian Church and tutored young children in Cabrini Green. He loved life in Chicago and had a very close group of friends. One of his good friends, Mike Barrett, would introduce David to his sister, Jane Barrett of North Carolina. He and Jane would later marry in 1970. David Jr. was born in 1972 where the family lived in Hinsdale and Flossmoor, Illinois. In 1984, David was driving to work one morning from Flossmoor to downtown Chicago when he noticed an older man pulled off to the side of the road. He could see the man was in trouble. David got off at the next exit and went back. The elderly man was having a heart attack, and David rushed him to Northwestern Hospital saving his life. The elderly man’s family would thank David every year for being a guardian angel for their father. David followed in his father’s footsteps in the commercial insurance industry in the early 1970s. His father, Howard Blocker, was considered a legend at Johnson & Higgins in Chicago. David’s career in the insurance industry would span over 50 years. He worked work for Rollins Burdick Hunter, Willis, Marsh, Aon, USA Risk Services, and Integro in Chicago and Washington, DC. David was a top producer and was known for his creativity, intellectual curiosity, and empathy. In 1987 he and his family would move to Virginia where he would continue his insurance career in Washington, DC. His marriage to Jane Barrett Blocker ended in divorce. In 1989 David moved to Alexandria, Virginia where he meet Anne Flemming. They were married in 1996, lived in Alexandria until 2005 when they moved to Chicago. David’s son, David, Jr. also lived in Chicago and had followed his father into the insurance industry. In 2020, David and Anne moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, to Easton where they lived with their dogs Buster and later Otis. He and Anne shared special memories with many good friends in Alexandria, Washington, DC and Chicago. The Eastern Shore and particularly the Chesapeake Bay has always been a special place for them. David had a passion and a love of sailing on Lake Michigan and the Chesapeake Bay. He also loved fishing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As a history major, he was an avid reader of all books on the Civil War, World War II, sailing and Chicago. He and his son, David Jr. had a very special bond and shared a passion for the Chicago Bears and Indiana Hoosiers basketball. David was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for 31 years. He helped many men in their recovery process. Helping others was something that was important and meaningful to him. He passed away suddenly after a brief illness on May 17, 2022. He is survived by wife Anne, son David Jr., brother Mark, sister Jill Welt, and several nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held later this summer. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, the US Coast Guard Foundation or the charity of your choice.

David Alan Blocker

December 3, 1941 - May 17, 2022