David Tourjie
Private, United States Marine Corps
October 21, 1984 – February 26, 2007
Age – 22
Battle Creek, Michigan
United States Marine Corps Boot Camp,
Camp Pendleton, California
Died from injuries sustained in auto accident 3 days after graduating from Boot Camp
David “Dave” Leo Tourjie, USMC, 22, of Battle Creek, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday morning, February 26, 2007. He was born in Minot, North Dakota on October 21, 1984, the son of Kevin L. and Julie C. (Jackson) Tourjie and graduated from Pennfield High School in 2003. He had worked odd jobs, but didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted a change and he decided he wanted to be a Marine and take care of his country.
Dave graduated from the United States Marine Corps Boot Camp at Camp Pendleton, California, on Friday, February 23, 2007, 3 days before his death.
Before joining the Marine Corps, Dave had been employed at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center. Dave is survived by his parents, Kevin and Julie Tourjie of Battle Creek; his brother, Christopher H. “Chris” Tourjie of Battle Creek.