David Urey

David Stauffer Urey died Sunday evening, May 8, at his home in
Jackson, with his family at his side. He was born January 19, 1936 in
New York City, the son of John Wesley Urey and Elizabeth Stauffer
Urey, and grew up in Elkins, West Virginia.

He graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern
University in Chicago, where he participated in NROTC, and was a
member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After college he spent two years
in the US Navy, then attended George Washington University Law School,
from which he graduated with a J.D. degree with honors.

His professional career was as an intellectual property lawyer,
retiring from US Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, as Chief Intellectual
Property Counsel. During his career, he was very active in several
professional organizations, serving on the Boards of the American
Intellectual Property Association, the Pittsburgh Intellectual
Property Association, and the Licensing Executive Society, USA &
Canada, also serving as President of the latter two organizations.

He and his wife, Donna, moved to NH in 1992, first settling in Albany.
He enjoyed being active in local organizations, especially the Mount
Washington Valley Economic Council, in which he served as a SCORE
counselor and treasurer. He was honored as Volunteer of the Year by
the Council in 2005. He served a 3-year term as a Selectman in
Albany. In 2002, they moved to Jackson, where his community
involvement continued with several terms on both the Planning Board
and the Board of Adjustment. He was also a board member of the
Jackson Historical Society. Additionally, he was a member of the
nominating committee of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative for a
number of years.

In addition to community involvement, he loved playing golf with his
friends at North Conway Country Club. He and his wife enjoyed skiing,
both Nordic and Alpine, hiking, canoeing, gardening, and the Red Sox.
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