Funeral Service Saturday For Former Doylestown Borough Councilman

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — Former Doylestown Borough Councilman David S. Laustsen, Esq. is being remembered this week for the impact he made on Doylestown and for an impressive career in broadcasting, politics and in the legal profession.

Laustsen died peacefully on January 6 at his home in Doylestown at the age of 75. A viewing and services will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, New Britain.

Laustsen had an impressive career in broadcasting starting with an internship at WLWI Indianapolis where he worked alongside a young David Letterman (a lowly weatherman at the time).

Laustsen was hired by KEMO-TV in San Francisco where he met his future wife, Jean Barnum. He wasted no time asking her out on their first date, horseback riding on the beaches of Sausalito. The couple moved to Cincinnati to work for WXIX-TV, got married, and eventually moved back to Aberdeen, SD.

Laustsen acquired a broadcast license and built and managed two thriving radio stations - KKAA-AM and KQ95-FM.

At the age of 29, Laustsen was elected to the South Dakota State House serving from 1977-1984. He was later elected to the South Dakota State Senate, serving from 1985-1987.

Laustsen left office after being accepted to Temple Law School, which brought the Laustsen family to Doylestown.

Laustsen graduated from Temple Law School in 1990. He went on to act as deputy chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Crime Commission and president of the Investigative Roundtable on Organized Crime.

Laustsen started his own law practice in Doylestown. He also served on Doylestown Borough Council, representing Ward 3 for five years. He received a standing ovation when he resigned in 2015.