David Allen Omer

David Allen Omer, a long-time Austin commercial photographer, died Thursday night, March 23, 2017, after a long illness. He was 56. David is survived by his son Gabriel Perez-Omer, his father Fred Omer, his brother Boyd Omer, and his nieces Angel and Athena Omer. He is predeceased by his mother, Ardath Boyd Omer.David was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, on August 6th, 1960 to Fred Omer and Ardath Boyd. He lived in Illinois, New Mexico, Jamaica, and California. He graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a BS in Communications and a minor in photography. David married Irene PÃrez in 1992. Their son Gabriel was born in 2001. They were married for 20 years. David moved to Austin in 1989 to pursue a career in commercial photography. During the 28 years he lived in Austin he created advertising and magazine photographs of exceptional beauty for national, regional and local businesses and magazines. David's greatest skill was in creating meticulous still-life images of products, using his lighting and camera talents to transform the mundane into fine art. Clients loved working with David because of his gentle humor, his attention to detail, and his kind, collaborative spirit. David was president of the Austin/San Antonio chapter of ASMP (The American Society of Media Photographers) in 1997-98. In addition to his professional work, David volunteered his talents to his Church, to Holy Archangels Monastery and to the Harvest Classic Motorcycle Rally. His posters of vintage and rare motorcycles created for the Harvest Classic showed his considerable lighting skills and his love of motorbikes.David enjoyed sports of all kinds and played basketball, hockey, swimming and golf. He was a prolific skateboarder, snowboarder, bicyclist and motorcyclist.He had a great sense of humor and love of puns. David was a loving father, and a generous, gentle and kind man to friends and strangers alike. He will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by his family and friends. May his memory be eternal!Memorial donations may be made to Holy Archangels Monastery. Trisagion and funeral service will be held on Tuesday March 28th, 2017 at 9:30 A.M. at Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 414 St. Stephen Rd., Austin, TX 78746.The burial will follow immediately at Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery, 2191 Twin Sisters Dr, Kendalia, TX 78027.

David Allen Omer

August 6, 1960 - March 23, 2017