David P. Amdur, 38, of Emmaus, died May 31, 2014 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

He and his wife Sharon Maynard Amdur were looking forward to celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary on June 24.

Born in Cambridge, Mass., he was the son of Nicholas J. and Margaret (Sauer) Amdur of Hingham.

A 1994 graduate of Thayer Academy, Braintree, he received a Bachelor's Degree in computer science in 1998 from Rice University, Houston, Texas.

After graduation, he spent three years in Quito, Ecuador, where he was a software engineer.

After returning to the United States, he worked for Agile Software, San Jose, Calif., and later Towers Perrin, Boston.

He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Since 2010, he has served as an assistant professor of economics at Muhlenberg College, Allentown.

An avid hiker, he enjoyed the outdoors and had conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mt. Cotopaxi in Ecuador.

A most memorable trip was sea kayaking in Alaska with his wife.

He had a passion for teaching students and for service to Muhlenberg College.

A devoted husband and father, he treasured the time he spent with his family.

In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by a son Thomas J.; daughter Juliet R.; brother Matthew B. and his wife, Alyssa, and niece, Rowan Amdur, all of Cambridge; father-in-law and mother-in-law,Scott and Penny Maynard of Ottsville, Bucks County.

His memorial service will be 1 p.m. June 5 in J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton Sts., Allentown.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to give-directly.org, Give Directly, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 3221, New York, NY 10008.