David L. Reuterfors died suddenly at Cox South on June 11, 2017 at the age of 64. He is survived by his wife Mary (Doyle) Reuterfors, son Erik Reuterfors, and daughter Emelia Dewey (Casey), his sister Lois Eckburg (Dan) and sister-in-law Sylvia Reuterfors. He was preceded in death by his father, Aldor, his mother, Rachel, and his brother Robert Reuterfors.

David was born on June 28, 1952 in Detroit, MI and spent his childhood in Rockford, IL. He graduated from University of Illinois in 1974 and received his Ph.D in psychology from North Texas University in 1979.

He met Mary Doyle as an undergraduate in college and they were married in Denton, TX in 1975. After moving to North Carolina, he began his professional career as a clinical psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. They moved to Springfield, MO where David worked at the US Medical Center in 1979. He later became Chief of Psychology and worked a total of 26 years at USMC. David and Mary gave birth to their son Erik, a mechanical engineer, in 1981. Later in 1986 they gave birth to their daughter, Emelia, a creative writer and case manager. After retirement from the federal prison system, he worked at the inpatient adult psychiatric unit at Cox Medical Center North for 10 years until his death. David was a board certified Forensic Psychologist and licensed by the Board of Professional Psychology.

David was a man of many passions and skills. A consummate self-learner and audiophile, he studied classical piano, built a self-sustainable garden and shed, and enjoyed traveling to his family’s home country of Sweden. He particularly enjoyed studying American History, self-reliance, and the Bible, and had a knack for building most anything with his hands.

As a learned and hardworking Christian, David deeply participated in Central Assembly of God activities including initiating and working for Celebrate Recovery for addiction services, and co-founded the Jericho Commission in Springfield for supportive reentry services for ex-inmates in local churches, and also volunteered for the church food pantry. He was an extremely enthusiastic Cubs and Packers fan to the very end. He was dedicated to the people he loved and would focus and devote his efforts to helping others solve their problems, big or small, at home and in the community. David was a doting husband and loving father. His dry humor, loyalty, self-sacrifice, and intelligence will be deeply missed.

Visitation will be held at Cental Assembly Chapel on Saturday, June 17, at 10:00 am preceding funeral arrangements at 11:00. David will be interred privately following the funeral at Greenlawn North Cemetary.