David Carter Dayringer
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David Carter Dayringer passed away on February 21, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 68. He was born in Independence, Missouri on December 25, 1954 to Richard Lee Dayringer and Evelyn Janet (Hymer) Dayringer. He grew up in Missouri, Louisiana and Kansas. He joined the US Navy in 1972 and served three years during the Vietnam War aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.
He married Sandra Lynne (Snead) Dayringer, September 24, 1983. They made their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma for five years before moving out to their farm in Skiatook, where they raised three children.
Having gained the trade of electrician in the Navy, David worked as an HVAC installer and repairman before joining the Tulsa Fire Department in 1980. He worked there for 28 years.
Positions held during his tenure at the Tulsa Fire Department included Firefighter, FEO, Captain, Local 176 Union President, Training Chief, Deputy Chief, and Fire Marshal. Dayringer received an A.S. Fire Protection Technology from TCC and received a B.S. Industrial Operation at NSU in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from which he graduated with honors.
Dave and Sandra moved to Arkansas when he joined the Fayetteville Fire Department as Fire Chief in January 2010. Chief Dayringer made significant improvements benefiting the community, internal operations, and firefighting personnel during his 9 ½ years with the City of Fayetteville.
In addition to higher education degrees, David is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and a Chief Fire Officer Designate from the Commission on Professional Credentialing. He is a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and is a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician.
Before retiring from the Fayetteville Fire Department in June 2019, he served as Chairman of the Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority, Chairman of the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board and represented the Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs on the Southwestern Division Board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. He served as President of the Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association from 2013 to 2018.
David had a musical gift much like his parents. He and his brother Steve played coffee houses in their teenage years. As a young man, he played music with his equally gifted cousins, in Gold Dust; and with Steve later in life in The Dayringer Duo. During retirement Dave and his wife Sandra enjoyed fishing, traveling, and playing with the grandkids.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Daniel Dayringer. David is survived by his wife Sandra and children, Jason Dayringer and Sarah Dayringer, Katie and Thomas (husband) Winkler; grandchildren, Atli Carter and Edith Scott Dayringer, and Thomas Booker and Jack Shelton Winkler; his two brothers Steve Dayringer and James Dayringer, and sister Deborah Egerer; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be at 1:00PM Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Prairie Grove Christian Church. Graveside Committal to follow at the Illinois Chapel Cemetery.
He married Sandra Lynne (Snead) Dayringer, September 24, 1983. They made their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma for five years before moving out to their farm in Skiatook, where they raised three children.
Having gained the trade of electrician in the Navy, David worked as an HVAC installer and repairman before joining the Tulsa Fire Department in 1980. He worked there for 28 years.
Positions held during his tenure at the Tulsa Fire Department included Firefighter, FEO, Captain, Local 176 Union President, Training Chief, Deputy Chief, and Fire Marshal. Dayringer received an A.S. Fire Protection Technology from TCC and received a B.S. Industrial Operation at NSU in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from which he graduated with honors.
Dave and Sandra moved to Arkansas when he joined the Fayetteville Fire Department as Fire Chief in January 2010. Chief Dayringer made significant improvements benefiting the community, internal operations, and firefighting personnel during his 9 ½ years with the City of Fayetteville.
In addition to higher education degrees, David is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and a Chief Fire Officer Designate from the Commission on Professional Credentialing. He is a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and is a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician.
Before retiring from the Fayetteville Fire Department in June 2019, he served as Chairman of the Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority, Chairman of the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board and represented the Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs on the Southwestern Division Board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. He served as President of the Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association from 2013 to 2018.
David had a musical gift much like his parents. He and his brother Steve played coffee houses in their teenage years. As a young man, he played music with his equally gifted cousins, in Gold Dust; and with Steve later in life in The Dayringer Duo. During retirement Dave and his wife Sandra enjoyed fishing, traveling, and playing with the grandkids.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Daniel Dayringer. David is survived by his wife Sandra and children, Jason Dayringer and Sarah Dayringer, Katie and Thomas (husband) Winkler; grandchildren, Atli Carter and Edith Scott Dayringer, and Thomas Booker and Jack Shelton Winkler; his two brothers Steve Dayringer and James Dayringer, and sister Deborah Egerer; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be at 1:00PM Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Prairie Grove Christian Church. Graveside Committal to follow at the Illinois Chapel Cemetery.
Funeral Service
1:00 pm
Prairie Grove Christian Church.
Visitation
Visitation information unavailable.
Final Resting Place
General
Dec 25, 1954
Feb 21, 2023
68
Tributes
RIP Chief Dayringer. It was an honor to get to
know you and have a few conversations with
you after you came to Fayetteville. Thanks
for all you've done to improve our area's
Fire Service. You left a legacy at FFD that
will be hard to follow, but as I'm sure you
knew, you left the Department well trained
and prepared to carry on it's greatness.
Mickey Jackson - FFD Chief, Retired
I want Dave and his family to know how much i admired Dave and how much he accomplished. We went through the academy together and even though we wound up working at different stations and platoons I still considered him a friend. Seems to me he had a quiet confidence. He will be missed. I pray for his family and wish him peace knowing he will see his family and friends again.
Mark Keller - Colleague/Friend
Funeral Service
1:00 pm
Prairie Grove Christian Church.
Visitation
Visitation information unavailable.
Final Resting Place
General
Dec 25, 1954
Feb 21, 2023
68