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R. David Nielsen 1967 ~ 2006 R. David Nielsen passed away on April 4, 2006 in Arlington, Virginia as a result of a brain aneurism. David served two years in the Italy Catania Mission. He married Ann Michelle Van Tassell in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1993. David graduated from Davis High School, Brigham Young University, University of Utah, and the Defense Language Institute in Monterey California, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in Middle Eastern Studies and Middle Eastern Political Science with minors in Hebrew and Arabic. He also attended the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. David served in the U.S. Army from 1996 to 2001 as an Arabic Linguist/Signals Intelligence Analyst. He served with the Third Infantry Division, including one tour in Bosnia. He was reactivated from 2003-2004 to Serve during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since 2004, he has worked as a Senior Intelligence Analyst with BAE Systems for the Defense Intelligence Agency in human factors analysis. David was a tender and devoted husband and father. He loved his family, the people of the Middle East, the waves of Monterey, and Warhammer. David is survived by his wife Ann Michelle and his four children Alexander Isaiah (10 years), Benjamin Ezekiel (7 years), Sophia Nicole (2 years), and Asher David (3 months) who currently reside in Arlington, Virginia. He is also survived by his parents Ronald and Marjorie Nielson. and siblings Heidi Mayfield (Doug), Daniel (Cassia) Michael (Shanna), Jared, Jacob, Joseph (Thora), and Faith Nielsen all residing in Utah. David touched and blessed the lives of many people in many places. He will be profoundly missed. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 7, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the King Street Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2810 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. A trust fund has been established for David's children. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: The David Nielsen Memorial Trust Fund 1308 S Buchanan Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204.

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