David W. “Rooster” Callies, 67, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at his home from cancer.

David Wayne Callies was born July 3, 1943 in Waterloo, the son of Elmer Callies Jr. and Esther Murphy Callies. He graduated from Orange High School in 1961.

David married Carmen Linstrom on May 3, 1964; they later divorced. He married Rosemary A. McDermott February 25, 1985 at the Chapel of Love in Reno, Nevada.

He had worked for Motor Winding, International Transport, Midwest Refrigeration, and at United Concrete as a driver and dispatcher. He was a member of the National Street Rod Association (NSRA), American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) and Teamsters Local 238.

David is survived by his wife Rose; two daughters: Andrea Hottle and her husband Shawn of Waterloo and Lisa Callies of Ankeny; a son Justin Callies and his wife Marta of Greenville, South Carolina; four grandchildren: Dakota and Blake Hottle, and David and Kenzie Callies. He is also survived by a sister Barbara Anderson and her husband Theodore of Waterloo; a nephew Sean Anderson of Sandwich, Massachusetts; and a niece Tamara Nelson of Cedar Falls.

David is preceded in death by his parents and an uncle Dale Callies.