David Lee Behm

David Lee Behm 84, died July 13, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Nannette Robbins Behm; his sister, Linda Pocza, his daughter, Jennifer Marten and her husband, Mark; his son, Jeffrey David Behm, and his wife, Dana; and his four grandchildren, Jake and Luke Behm, and Madeline and Maximus Marten.
David was born on April 29, 1935 in Painesville, Ohio to Elton and Elizabeth Behm. He graduated from Madison High School in 1952, and Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor an English. He proudly served in the Navy following graduation. David met his wife, Nannette, while they were both attending Ohio University, and they later married and relocated to Columbus, Ohio where they raised their family.
David worked for many years in land and real estate development, beginning with the Klingbeil Company in Columbus, Ohio, and continuing with ChemLawn, also in Columbus. In his later career, he worked for Commerce Bank, before he retired in 2011.
He was an avid sports enthusiast, a 3-sport athlete at Madison High School, and concentrated on squash and old-timers softball in his post college years. David won the Athletic Club of Columbus’s squash championship several times in the 1970’s and 80’s. One of his greatest passions and past-times was supporting the Ohio State Buckeye football team, where he had a record home game attendance streak of thirty-five years at one point.
Throughout his life, David focused on his family, supporting their many activities and endeavors, and spending quality time with his family, including family vacations and other events. In his later years, he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and attending their activities as well.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.