David “Dave” William Fischer of Centerville, Ohio passed away on December 5th, 2020 at the age of 82. He was a graduate of Chaminade High School. He received a B.S. in Mathematics 1959 and a B.S. in Physics in 1960 from the University of Dayton and he enjoyed a long career as a physicist in the Analytical Branch, Materials Physics Division, Materials Lab at WPAFB.  In his retirement, he was an award-winning amateur landscape photographer, an avid gardener, and an expert Sudoku player. Dave was especially proud of winning the Centerville City Beautiful Award three times and two articles with photos that were published in Outdoor Photographer. From rocks and minerals to frog figurines, he was also a life-long collector.

Dave was a loving husband, father, brother, and uncle. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Elizabeth “Beth” Fischer; one daughter, Laura (Gregg) Horvat; one brother, Donald (Andrea) Fischer; five sisters, Mary Anne (Frank) Ciani, Sharon (John) Allerding, Phyllis Fischer, Carol (Ken) Sims, and Teri (Ron) Goode; and eighteen nieces and nephews.