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Obituary
David Alan Lilyquist

Cary, North Carolina

Age 54.
Died 3/18/2022.

On March 18, 2022 David peacefully passed away at home after a short but hard - fought battle against bone cancer. He was surrounded by family who vowed to carry on his legacy. On September 8, 1967 David was born to Darrel and Betty Lilyquist in Sioux Fall South Dakota. He was named after his uncle who is his father's twin. He was the middle child. At the age of one David's family relocated to Southern California where he was raised. David graduated from Alhambra High in 1985. He went on to attend Arizona Automotive Institute where he received an associate degree in Computer Assist Design. He had a career in designing boxes that was cut short due to sustaining a traumatic brain injury after a motorcycle accident. This injury served to be life altering. David relocated to North Carolina with his parents in 1990. David met April in North Carolina online in 2008. They were married the same year. David always said that it was love at first sight. April said that she knew he was the one after their third conversation. They would have been married 14 years on March 31st. Prior to the brain injury David loved surfing, scuba diving, and archery. After the brain injury David love to camp and ride his adult tricycle. David loved the outdoors. David is survived by his wife April Burks, their son DJ, his son with Dean-Na Pratt Christopher, his stepson James Washington, his parents Darrel and Betty, his sister Jodi Fernandez, his brother in law Louis Fernandez, his brother Richard, and many aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends too numerous to list.

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Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.


The same laws that apply to the big corporate funeral homes also apply to the modest independently owned firms like ours. All crematories in North Carolina, regardless of who owns them, are inspected annually by the state and must adhere to the same rules and laws.

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Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.


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