David Douglas Dosch

David Douglas Dosch was born October 24th, 1958 in Portland Oregon, to Gloria and Delmar Dosch. He was an avid student and prolific essay writer in his youth and carried that throughout his life. David served in the Air Force and then spent his career flying as a first officer then captain for United Airlines.

He passed in his home on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026.

"Our Father was deeply effected by the events of 911 as he lost his closest friend, Captain Jason Dahl, other fellow United Airlines employees and mourned the deaths of many civilian casualties with the crash of flight 93. He was instrumental in forming The Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund which helps young pilots to meet their goal to fly. We honor his commitment to serving Jason's memory and the memories of all lives lost to the 911 tragedies." -Tavia Van Horn, Daughter.

David is survived by his Daughter Tavia (Lucas) Van Horn, Son Andrew Rizzo, Four grandsons, Sister Elizabeth (Chris) Warren and Elizabeth's four children.

Please join us October 10th for a celebration of life including short eulogies from his family, a slide show and a small gift to his friends from David's collection of model planes.