David Paul Whittington
David Paul Whittington, of League City, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday, October 12, 2024 in his home in League City, Texas at the age of 68.
He was born on January 29, 1956 in Altus, Oklahoma to David Avery and Dorothy Lee Whittington.
David was a family man that was well known and respected in the community. He owned and operated Whittington Auto Wrecker for 18 years and was committed to serving his community to the fullest extent. He was a volunteer firefighter and proudly served the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo for the majority of his adult life. He enjoyed getting away to his deer lease, hunting, fishing, and riding his motorcycle.
When he wasn’t behind the wheel, Dr. Pepper in hand, he enjoyed taking care of his home and lawn with his señorita and grandkids, took pride in attending his grandson’s baseball games, and working on his project cars.
He was a great friend and hard working man that took life by the horns and lived life his way.
David was preceded in death by his sister Barbara Mathis, mother Dorothy L Whittington, and father David A Whittington.
He is survived by his wife, Ileana Whittington; children Krishana (Ali) Shukri, David A (Brenda) Whittington, Brooke (Savannah) Lopez, and Monica Whittington (Zach Johnson); step children Anaeli (Alex) Garcia, Hernan (Shawnna) Vega, and Ashley (Kegan) Doyle; and grandchildren Zain and Amir Shukri, Gina Acosta, Avery and David Whittington, Maddox Ramsey, Luna and Ayrton Garcia, Leonardo and Lucas Vega, Emarosa and Alistair Doyle; and many close friends.
Service will be at a later date.
I’ve known and worked with Dave for years, he’s one of the best. He got me and my friends out of more scrapes than I can count, and I always loved to see his red truck coming. He was always good for conversation, and always knew what to do and what to say. Dave was rough around the edges but one of the few true gentlemen that I’ve ever known. I will miss him greatly.
SYOTOS!🌺
God bless his family and friends!
David my brother it has been a honor and a pleasure to call you my friend. I will miss your visits and conversations over dr peppers. For the last 10 plus years you are definitely one of my closest friends. My heart hurts brother and still can’t believe that you’ve gone home to heaven. May Jesus welcome you home with open arms.
Just like Boone, I worked along side this good man for quite some time. Pat is spot on by saying seeing that red truck on scene told me two things. First, this man will get the job done and if I was in a fight with a suspect he wouldn’t even stop to ask if he could jump in and help me out. And I knew if he made my scene it was going to be time to sit and swap war stories. God bless him and his family. RIP brother.
He was definitely a true friend and a good man who loved his family. David always was a hard working man who always provided for his family who he loved. RIP brother, you will be missed very much.
To my Brother Wrecker Dave I will miss our time together and cherish the memories untilthend my sweet friend 💋🙏