Dave had something called small cell cancer of the lung, which in turn spread to his spine, liver, etc. He was diagnosed sometime in late November.

David graduated Miami University of Ohio BA '75 MS '78 and was a Scripps Scholar in Gerontology. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity which he supported throughout his life.

David devoted his life to working with the infirm and elderly. He was employed by Stillwater Hospital in Dayton OH from 1979 to 1983. He was a licensed nursing home administrator and subsequently a district director for Hillhaven Healthcare; a regional director for Horizon Healthcare; President of Sundance Rehabilitation; and co-founder and vice chairman of EnduraCare LCC.

In addition to his many skills David was a wonderful and giving husband and father and will be dearly missed by his family and pets. David was preceded in death by his father Gerald W. Jerry Kniess. Survived by his wife Anne and daughters Adriane and Katelynn Kniess of Plano TX; his mother and step-father Betty and Mike Salopek and grand mother Anna Salopek of Dayton Ohio; brother Phil Kniess and family of Piqua Ohio sister Nancy Adinolfi and family of Cleveland Ohio and half-brother Norman Kniess of Springboro Ohio.

Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday July 2nd at Baker-Hazel Funeral Home 5555 Philadelphia Dr. at N. Main St. by Rev Dick VanTine. Interment David Cemetery. Some of the friends in attendance from his Meadowdale High school Class of '70 were: Alan Lebowitz, Chip Bok; Dave's childhood neighbor and lifelong friend, Sherry Golden; classmates Bill Case, Lance West, Vickie (Webster) Weaver.