David Maurer

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we are communicating the passing of Dave Maurer. Dave was part of the Marine and Protective Coatings business working as a Product Manager within the Global Marketing Team, moving to the Strongsville site earlier this year when Berea closed. Dave was one of the longest tenured employees dedicating 40 years of service with AkzoNobel and ICI. In those 40 years Dave had the opportunity to fulfil several different roles within marketing and business development and had such a positive impact on his colleagues and our customers. Dave had a unrivalled dedication and passion throughout his career and over the years was such a tremendous mentor for many. In terms of a person, Dave was a loving husband and father of two daughters, Kristina and Lara. Dave and his family also recently welcomed 2 new additions to their family as he became a grandfather for the first time in 2018 and again in July 2020. The grandchildren were an absolute life changing experience and were the apple of Dave's eye. Dave enjoyed global travel, loved cars and was quite the historian. He was an avid tennis fan and that passion was transferred to one of his daughters who played tennis collegiately. He enjoyed attending her matches. Dave and his family also had a soft spot in their hearts for cats, adopting several over the years and making sure that even the stray neighbourhood cats didn't go hungry! This kindness is reflective of the man that Dave was, a kind hearted caring person that impacted so many over the years. He will be missed by many.