David Chalmers (Novel Series)

David Chalmers was the elderly father of April Chalmers and Tara Chalmers. He was described as being wise, and required an oxygen tank for his cancer.

Pre-Apocalypse
Before the apocalypse David and his family were in the Chalmers Family band, April played the gutair, her sister Tara played the bass, her father David played the mandolin, and her mother Mrs. Chalmers sung high soprano before passing away five years eariler. They were a somewhat popular band even after Mrs. Chalmers's death, playing the carny circuit across the tristate area and continued to tour until the plague broke out.

Toward Atlanta
While in the Tennessee bluegrass festival, they made their way back home in the band's camper, they made it as far as Georgia's border before the camper broke down.

Druid Hills
While looking for a safe zone in Druid Hills they found a large number of people outside the gates of a large gated building, after failing to get the people to follow them, the Chalmers left after finding a car that could run. While a quarter of a mile down the road, several people on motorcycles attacked the people in front of he gated building with April comparing it to the film "Road Warrior." Watching what happend to the innocent people left a certain feeling of guilt and distrust to other survivors.

They then took an Amtrak train from Dalton to Atlanta, which was full of the undead. They traveled their way at night in stolen cars searching for the refugee center before finally finding an apartment complex to make a long term base in the middle of Atlanta.

Atlanta
After holding up into the complex for an extended period of time and clearing the floors they felt safe enough entering for supplies, Philip Blake and his group of survivors which included his daughter Penny, his brother Brian, and his friend Nick entered Atlanta. After Philip's group became stuck on foot after losing their car, April offered them to come stay with her family in her apartment complex. After a bit of uneasyness between both parties, the two groups form a close bond with one another which starts to form a family in Philip's mind. David Chalmers dies of a lung disease and attacks Tara, who was grieving by his bedside. Luckily for her Philip was able to kill the undead father. Tara held a strong grudge against Philip until their departure.