James David Schwake
Passed: February 03, 2021
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James David Schwake
Passed: February 03, 2021
Obituary
Mr. James David Schwake, of Litchfield Park, Arizona passed away on February 3, 2021 in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born May 6, 1949 to Melvin and Doris Schwake in Sulpher, Oklahoma.
James was the president of his Kiwanis Club and the Litchfield School District food service director. He was also the coordinator for the local area food bank. James worked with various charity organization’s and was a community services coordinator as well. He earned his Master’s degree at Oklahoma State University.
He is survived by his wife; Cynthia Schwake, his daughter; Amber Grewal, his son; Otto Schwake, his sisters, Mary Howard and Nancy Huffman, and his brother; Charlie Schwake. James is also survived by his three grandchildren; Boston, Sia, and Sonia.
A memorial service for James will be held at 1:00PM on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Litchfield Park Lake (Tierra Park Lake). Burial services will be held out of state at a later date.
The family suggests that donations be made to your local area food bank in James’ name.
7 responses to James David Schwake
Rural Metro Fire Dept. Battalion Chief Bob Bombiadi, (ret'd) says:
February 27, 2021
I was very surprised and sorry to hear of David’s passing. A kind and jovial soul who always had a smile on his face. If he ever had a bad day in his life, he never let it show. My working relationships with David go back to the 1980’s when he was managing the cafeteria at the man camp in Tonopah during the construction of the Palo Verde Nuclear Plant. Those relationships continued after he began working for the Litchfield Elementary School District. Every school year we used to schedule the various events in which the Rural Metro Fire Department would support the LESD. He would often stop by my office at the Litchfield Fire Station just to say hi. He was always a staunch supporter of our agency and he will be greatly missed. RIP David.
Mary Molt says:
May 6, 2021
I am just learning of David’s death. I sent him a birthday message and it was not delivered. I hope he got it anyway. I was missing David’s now and then phone call or message. Always started, MOTE (last name Molt) so I knew immediately who was calling. I visited him once and he showed me all he was doing to feed kids and the hungry. I was amazed and still am. In fact, I use his example now and then with the college class I teach. Miss you good friend.