David Palmer

"David and Sandy Palmer reported their eight year-old son missing after her failed to return home on October 31"

- D. Morris for Ivy Town News

David Palmer is the father of Ray Palmer and Sydney Palmer.

Biography
At some point he married Sandy Palmer, and the couple had kids, Ray and Sydney in 1981. In an aberration event, he and Sandy reported Ray missing after he failed to return home on October 31, 1988, and he was later grieving at Ray's death together with the rest of his family. However, that event was prevented by the Legends.

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comics, Ray Palmer's father is named David Palmer. He died of cancer while Ray was a teenager. He debuted in Power of the Atom #6 (December, 1988).