David Ramsay Obituary

Ramsay
David Morgan
Ramsay
November 23, 1936
June 12, 2024

David Morgan Ramsay, former resident of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away on June 12, 2024 in Olympia WA.
David was born in Evanston, Illinois 1936. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. and later graduated from Colgate University in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in Spanish. David swam for the Red Raiders, and was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
In 1963 he furthered his education at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, AZ obtaining a degree in International Finance.
David moved his family to Caldwell, New Jersey and worked at Chase Manhattan Bank from 1963-1968.
In 1968, David and his family relocated to the mountains of Golden, Colorado and worked as a stockbroker in Denver. He obtained his real estate license in 1972 and moved to Colorado Springs in 1974, where he worked as a real estate agent with Van Schaack and Re/Max for 15 years.
David traveled further west to Los Angeles, California in 1990 and earned his teaching certificate and worked for the Los Angeles School District. In 1996, he traveled to Singapore and taught ESL at the Overseas Family School. In 2001, David returned to the US and resided in Olympia, Washington where he was an admired High School substitute teacher until he retired in 2019.
David is survived by his former wife Susanne (Niesmann) whom he met in 1960 while traveling through Europe in Ibiza, Spain, their three children, Ela Ramsay-Kereszturi of Highlands Ranch, CO, (Mitchell High School, Colorado State University), Chris Ramsay of Vancouver, WA, (Mitchell High School, Colorado State University), and Stefanie Ramsay-Werts of Olympia WA. (Doherty High School, Fort Lewis College) as well as six grandchildren; Madalyn and Ethan Kereszturi, Jack and Pete Ramsay, and Calvin and Dylan Werts.
David was an avid swimmer and logged in tens of thousands of miles at the pool throughout his life. More than anything else, he enjoyed talking with people, singing, sharing his sense of humor and telling stories. He was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs, loved riding on passenger trains, learning and speaking foreign languages and reading, especially historical accounts of WW2.