He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Elsie (House) Eddington; sons, David W. Eddington Jr. and wife Brandy, Dennis Mesa III and Jason Eddington; daughters, Dina Mesa and Caren Eddington; grandchildren, Andrea Eddington, Jeffery Eddington, James Mesa, Markus Mesa, Serenity Mesa, Chris Mesa, Matt Mesa, Katlin Solvak and Danny Solvak; sisters, Terri Torres, Robin Eddington and Mary Eddington. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death a sister, Penny Ramage.