Deceased Members–2001

In Memory of David P. Hayes

David P. Hayes, FSA, MAAA, EA, passed away on April 9, 2001. He was an actuary with Milliman & Robertson Inc. in Omaha, NE and was a member of the SOA Health and Pension Sections.

Mr. Hayes grew up in Omaha. He scored a perfect score on the math portion of his SAT test and he attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he majored in math with a minor in Actuarial Science.

He went to work for Hewitt Associates in Chicago after graduating from college. A year later he moved to Albuquerque, NM where he was employed by Turpin and Associates. Shortly thereafter he accepted a position with Twikia Bastian's Firm, which was later acquired by Mercer. His family moved back to Omaha in 1988 and he went to work for Mammal & Associates where he later became the practice leader of the pension practice. He moved to Milliman & Robertson, Inc. in 1994 as a practice leader of the Employee Benefits division.

Mr. Hayes was an active member of MENSA and was on the Board of Community Alliance. He was also active in the Nebraska Actuaries Club and was a well-respected member of the Midwest Pension Community.

He is survived by his wife Dina and his two children, Jake, 14, and Lauren, 12. He is also survived by his parents, Cliff and Meredith Hayes, and his sister, Becky Hayes.