David E. Pick's Obituary
David Eugene Pick, age 44, of Pinckneyville, IL, parted this life on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Loyola Medical Center, Chicago, IL with his parents by his side.
David was born on Sunday, February 19, 1978, Carbondale, IL, a son to Eugene "Gene" and Marilyn (Jenkel) Pick.
David attended Community Consolidated #204 School, Pinckneyville Community High School, and Rend Lake College, where he earned Associate Degrees in Industrial Electronics and Industrial Maintenance. He worked at Kroger, Ligma, American Security Guard, TUMS, Auto Zone, and Walmart. David loved dogs, fast cars, fast motorcycles, computer video gaming, and spending time with family and friends.
Survivors include his parents, Gene and Marilyn Pick; his companion dogs, Ellie and Jessie Rose; and numerous aunts, uncle, cousins and friends, including special friends, Patrick Lang, Kory Shute, and Mike Settle.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elvis and Dorothy (Morgenstern) Pick and Herschel and Ernestine (Schwartzkopf) Jenkel; great-uncle, James Pick; and his companion dogs, Sidney, Roxy, and Liberty.
Funeral services will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. with family and friends officiating. Interment will be in Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville, IL.
Visitation will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
The preferred form of memorials is donations to Perry County Humane Society, DuQuoin, IL, St. Francis Care Animal Rescue, Murphysboro, IL, or donor's local animal rescue. Donations will be accepted at or can be mailed to the funeral home.
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