David L. McDermott, 56, of St. Louis, Missouri, died suddenly on May 2, 2009, a loss described as abrupt and shocking by those who knew him. Public notices focused on the immediate aftermath: a memorial service scheduled for a Friday evening at United Fellowship Church on Fee Fee Road in Bridgeton, giving friends and family a place to gather and remember him.

The available record does not describe how McDermott died, nor does it identify any suspect or describe an investigation, arrest, charge, trial, or conviction tied to his death. That absence leaves a central question about the circumstances of his death unanswered.

If anyone knew David, attended the memorial, or has information about what happened in the days around May 2, 2009, please share what is known.