David H. Wood

David H. Wood, longtime resident of Livermore, died Nov.  4. He was 83.

Wood was born in 1931, in Berkeley to George and Maevis Wood. He was raised on the family’s ranch in Danville and attended Danville Grammar School and San Ramon Valley High School.

After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in metallurgy, he served two years in the Army and worked two years at Battelle Research Foundation in Ohio. He married Elizabeth Baker in West Virginia in 1958; they were married for 35 years.

They moved to Livermore where he worked for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the rest of his career while raising their family. He later married Sun Kim Pok, to whom he was married for 18 years until his passing. On retirement from LLNL, Wood relocated to his ranch in Glenn County, California, where he spent the rest of his life as a cattleman.

Wood had a number of hobbies and activities in addition to his career. He enjoyed sailing, orchards and grafting, gardening, music and tutoring in math and science. In Glenn County, he attended the local community church and was active in community affairs during this time.

Wood is survived by his wife, Sun Kim Pok Wood, his two sons, Charles and Thomas, his brother Don, and two grandchildren, Erin and Catherine.

A celebration of his life was held at the Elk Creek Community Church on Nov. 9. A graveside service was recently held at the Alamo Cemetery in Danville for family and friends.