David S. Slezak

July 26, 1959 – July 17,2021

David S. Slezak, 61, of Desert Aire, Washington, passed away July 17 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, 35 days after suffering severe injuries in a golf cart rollover accident.

Dave was born July 26, 1959, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He grew up in various California towns, and moved to Seattle as a young adult when he fell in love with Stephanie Bronson. They married, and lived in Seattle until they moved to Desert Aire in 2013.

Dave was the CEO of Merritt Software, which created custom software programs for community medical clinics. He enjoyed his family, his friends, golf, Desert Aire sunsets, Mexican food and the music of the Rolling Stones, Blues Brothers, Janis Joplin and other rock ’n’ rollers of the 1960s and ’70s. He and Stephanie attended countless Stones concerts, including the 2002-03 Licks World Tour, a true bucket-list accomplishment.

He is survived by his daughters Jennifer (Jason) Andrews of Ellensburg and Stephanie (Gary) Ginger of Seattle, his sister Diane (Steve) Scholfield of Vista, California and many uncles, aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife Stephanie in 2018, and by his father and his mother.

A celebration of life open house for his Desert Aire friends will take place Aug. 8. Donations in his memory can be made to the Mattawa Area Food Bank, http://mattawaareafoodbank.org.