David Ferch (1976-2021

FERCH, PATRICK

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/27/2021 at 15:23:30

David was born on March 11, 1976 in Parma, Ohio to Donald and Martha Ferch. David attended Revere High School and graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 1998. While in college he worked at Bagel and Deli in Oxford, Ohio. This part time job was a high point of David's college years and sparked a dream to one day start his own bagel shop. David moved to the Mahoning Valley after college and started a 15-year career with Cintas. He met Cindy (Patrick) in 2007 and after a couple of moves in the Youngstown, Ohio area, they started a new chapter of their lives in 2011 with a move to the Jacksonville, Florida. They welcomed Jaxson into their lives in June of 2013. Jaxson was David's shining star and his devotion to his son was apparent to all around him.

David was a caring, funny and generous person as well as an avid sports and soccer fan. David played soccer in his youth as well as in adult leagues. Most recently, David volunteered with The Amelia Island Soccer Club and helped coach Jaxson's soccer team.

Music was a true passion of David's. He loved an eclectic mix of modern rock and other genres and enjoyed turning others onto bands that he found. David enjoyed 90's grunge music, particularly Pearl Jam, but his favorite was the extended jams of the band Phish. David may not have looked like what you'd expect a “Phishhead” to be, but he had traveled and seen the band live over 40 times across the eastern USA.