David P. Hellwege

April 28, 1947 - March 16, 2007

David P. Hellwege, formerly of Boone, Iowa, died Friday, March 16, 2007, in Tulsa, OK. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday morning, March 24, 2007 at the Augustana Lutheran Church, 309 S. Greene Street in Boone. Interment will be in Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone, IA. Friends may call at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone on Friday evening from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Saturday morning at the church from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service. The family will be present at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone on Friday evening. David Paul Hellwege was born April 28, 1947, in Boone, Iowa, the younger of two children born to Paul E. Hellwege and Phoebe (Benson) Hellwege. David attended Boone High School and the University of Iowa. He graduated from Boone High School in 1965. He graduated from the University of Iowa, College of Business, with a B.B.A. in economics in 1969. He graduated from the University of Iowa, College of Law with a J.D. (With Distinction) in 1973. In July, 1973, he began teaching law as a Tutor in the Faculty of Law, Monash University in Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia. He was later promoted to a Senior Tutor and a Lecturer in Law and taught a variety of subjects. In June, 1980, he joined the Australian group of Philip Morris International. In Australia, he was employed, successively, by the regional headquarters, the wine division and the tobacco division. He held positions in both Planning and Finance, concluding his employment in Australia as Chief Financial Officer of both the tobacco and regional headquarters divisions. In July, 1991, David was promoted to an Assistant Controller of Philip Morris International and was based in Rye Brook, NY. While holding that position he was, at various times, in charge of Headquarters Accounting, Financial Systems and Internal Controls. He helped redevelop the Records Retention policy for Philip Morris International and served as the Controllers liaison for Corporate Tax Matters. In 2004, David began a living partnership with Jan Peterson of Tulsa, OK. David was preceded in death by his mother and grandparents. Surviving are his father, Judge Paul E. Hellwege of Boone, IA; one sister, Janice Malmin of Woodbury, MN; and his partner, Jan Peterson, of Tulsa, OK. He is also survived by his aunt, Wilma Bennett of Boone, IA and four cousins, Twila Torres of Overland Park, KS, her daughter Kristi and partner, Ramon, Karla Jenkins of Boone, IA, her husband Walter and their three children, Amy, Daniel and Jessica; Rev. Don Benson of Waterloo, IA and Ted Benson of Shalimar, FL, Ted’s wife Jane, and children, Serena, Jennifer and Christopher as well as family in Oklahoma and other states. Memorials may be given to scholarships previously established by the Hellwege Family at the Iowa University Law School and Augustana Lutheran Church.