Fans first met David when he was born to Julie and David Martin in the late 1960s.
However, he was raised by his stepfather Scott Banning.
David wanted the money to marry and start a life with his then-girlfriend Brooke Hamilton.
However, things changed when David and Julie began to reconnect and Brooke got jealous of their relationship.
He proposed to her, but she refused, knowing that he had fallen in love with Valerie.
David and Valerie made their relationship official, and he brought her home to celebrate Christmas with his family.
Sadly, David and Valerie’s relationship didn’t last.
He and Valerie soon called off their wedding and David and Trish became an item.
David eventually married Trish and the pair welcomed a son named Scotty Banning.
The following year, Trish left David and took Scotty with her.
Renee tried to kill Anna, and David wanted no part of the drama.
He and Renee ultimately divorced, but when Renee was found dead, David became the main suspect.
He was eventually cleared of any crime and left Salem for good.
In early 2017, Julie Williams was devastated when she learned that her son David had died.
David died off-screen in a motorcycle accident and Julie held his funeral in Salem.
Valerie Grant returned to town to share her sympathy and mourn her former love.
However, she didn’t count on her son, Eli Grant, following her.
Lani went into early labor and the couple’s firstborn child sadly died at birth.
They named the baby boy David Abraham after both of their fathers.
David Banning may no longer be in Salem, but his legacy lives on through his family.
