Frank David Ford

Memorial Service for David Ford will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Tulsa Christian Fellowship, 2121 E. 3rd Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Frank David Ford was born in Tulsa October 31, 1955 to Joyce Plaster and Frank Dalton Ford. He attended Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, and later earned his GED. David was married for a short time and then later joined the Navy before finishing high school. Served a 4-year career, mostly on the U.S.S. Fulton, a Naval submarine tender. While in the Navy he became a certified scuba diver, and saw many parts of the world during his service. For several years after his Naval service, David lived in the Philippines, where he loved fishing and especially underwater fishing, and he shared about those and his many adventures with family and friends for many years afterwards. When he was 28 years old, living and working in Houston, David was involved in a motorcycle accident in September 1984 that forever changed the trajectory of his life in many ways. He was confined to a wheelchair the rest of his life as a result. He moved back to Tulsa and attended OSU/Tulsa, where he earned an associate's degree in human services. But his disability made work difficult, so David volunteered to help others avoid the path that he took. He volunteered with the local chapter of the national Red Ribbon Campaign, visiting schools, talking about the accident that disabled him, and raising awareness among the youth about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse which cost David so dearly. For many years after his accident, David lived with his beloved grandmother Helen, until she passed away. Later, he lived at Murdoch Villa. His sister Kathy helped David with his needs, and served as his primary caregiver. The last years of David's life his provider, Shaleena and her children were an important part of his life. The family fondly remembers David's sense of humor despite his disability, and the stories he told � some no doubt fictional at least in part � as well as his joy in making people laugh. David loved the Lord and always had a smile for everyone he met. Never a complaint about the pain he endured every day of his young life. David is survived by his mother, Joyce Plaster and her husband Jerald, of Houston, TX; his sister, Kathy Huber and her husband John; their children, Nicholas Huber and his wife Heather, along with their children Vivienne and Rey of Edmond, OK; Kelsey Rutherford and her husband J.P. of Tulsa, and their son Wyatt; Christopher Huber of Tulsa; Patrick and Rianne Huber of Tulsa; Step siblings, Vic Plaster and Janet Plaster Jenkins of TX; his aunt, Carol Phillips and her husband, Pete, Houston, TX; his uncle Billy Potts and his wife Rene of California. His cousin Vickie Davis Ottaviani and her family of Tulsa, OK. Cousins Linda Carns and Teresa Bowman of Tulsa. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank; and his grandmother, Helen Pridgen. David, in declining health since October, passed from this life into eternity on May 14, 2018.

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Frank David Ford

October 31, 1955 - May 14, 2018