Captain David Michael Amos, USA, retired, 66, of Morgantown, passed peacefully Wednesday July 20, 2022, after an arduous battle with cancer. David is survived by his wife, Ronita C. Amos; daughter, Rachel M. Amos, of Houston; sons, Michael D. Amos, of Wileyville, and Ramon E. Amos, of Salem; brothers, Keith R. Amos (Mary), of Berryville, Va., Kevin D. Amos (Sandra), of Morgantown; and four nephews and nieces, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rex Rodolpha Amos, and mother, Carmen Negron Amos.
David was a 1974 graduate of Morgantown High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from WVU. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1974, was commissioned an officer in 1981, and retired a captain (O-3) from the U.S. Army in 2003 after 20 years of service. He most recently was employed by Vectrus System Corporation as a central receiving and shipping point (CRSP) supervisor on Camp Arifjan, working on the Kuwait Base Operations Support & Security Services (KBOSSS) contract.
While his operational temperament was always “mission first,” his motto was “One Team — One Fight.”
In his youth, he and other neighborhood youths conceptualized and created a park in their community. While in high school, he was an instructor at the Region 7 Northern Wisconsin Boy Scouts of America High Adventure Canoe Base in Boulder Junction, Wis. Photography and traveling were his favorite hobbies. He successfully scaled Mount Fuji in Japan and Mount Vesuvius in Italy. While traveling in northern India in 2004, he rode elephants and visited the Taj Mahal. He attended the first ever Formula One Grand Prix in the Middle East held in Bahrain in 2004.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to WV Kids Cancer Crusaders. Please contact wvkidscc.org or the WVU Cancer Institute.
Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26. Funeral services will take place at Goshen Baptist Church, 1070 Goshen Road, Morgantown, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27 with Pastor Dan Meadows officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Marion County with full military funeral rites at the graveside.
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