William David "Dave" Brewer Jr., 94

William David "Dave" Brewer Jr., of Lakeside and Glacier Park, died peacefully of natural causes Friday evening, June 17, 2005, in his own home in Lakeside at age 94. He was the son of William D. Brewer and Elizabeth G. Brewer of Pittsburgh, and husband to the late Jacqueline C. Brewer.

Dave Brewer was born Aug. 27, 1910, was a graduate of Peabody High School in Pittsburgh and graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1932, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

In 1940 he joined Transcontinental and Western Air (later to become TWA) in Kansas City, Mo. During World War II, he was a member of the Air Transport Command service in Brazil, Africa and Scotland to arrange supply routes for the Allies. He married Jac Creaser on Aug. 28, 1943, in Kansas City.

They moved to Falls Church and then McLean, Va., where he became interested in growing azaleas. He spent the rest of his career with TWA in its Washington, D.C., offices working on route development. He retired as the senior director of regulatory proceedings after 35 years. Mr. Brewer was particularly known as the architect of TWA's trans-Atlantic route system.

In 1975, he and his wife moved to Lakeside where they built a home. He was the treasurer of his homeowner's association for many years. They spent their summers at his wife's family cabin in Glacier Park on Lake McDonald.

Dave Brewer was an amateur actor, woodworker and cabinet maker, bridge player, hiker, community volunteer, Audubon enthusiast and supporter and active member of many environmental organizations.

Mr. Brewer is survived by a daughter, Beth and Jonathan Spatz, of Allison Park, Pa.; and one son, Bill and DeeAnn Hall Brewer, of Eugene, Ore.; six grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret B. Dowler, of Oakmont, Pa.

Contributions can be made to the Glacier Fund, P.O. Box 14, West Glacier, MT 59936 or at www.glacierfund.org.

Cremation arrangements were handled by Johnson Mortuary and Crematory in Kalispell.