Obituaries

Due to repairs being made on the organ. David's Memorial service has been postponed until June 21st at 10:30 at Christ's Church in Fitchburg, MA so that the service he envisioned and planned can take place.

Posted by Jeanette Henshaw on April 3, 2014

We are all saddened to hear of David's passing on. He tried so hard to be well. But, he accomplished a great many achievements in his lifetime and shared some of them with u:In 2002, A Man for All Seasons(Sir Thomas More), 2003, The Sisters Rosensweig(Director), 2005 Cotton Patch Gospel(Set Design & Lighting Design, 2005 Accomplice, (Director), 2006 Li'l Abner(Direcotr), 2006, Godspell(Set & Lighting design), 2006The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood (Lighting & set design),2006 Amahl and the Night Visitors (Set design and lighting)2007 Winter Shorts(Producer), 2007 The Sound of Music(Lighting Design), 2007 A Flea in Her Ear(Lighitng DDesing), 2007 Enchanted April (Director), 2008 Winter Shorts(Co-Producer, Actor"I'm Herbert", 2009 Marvin's Room (Director), 2009 Marvin's Room (Director), 2009 The Real Princess and the Pea (Lighting Design), 2009 Translations (set design and Lighting Design),2010, The Spitfire Grill (Director), and 2012, Memorial: David's Peace (Publicity). Committees: Playreading, Building, Publicity and Insructor in Set Design. We will miss his upbeat personality, intelligence and expertise. I'm sure he has edited all of the above!

Posted by Sandy Pickens for The Barre Players Theater, Barre, MA on January 7, 2014

Memorial Services are scheduled and confirmed for: April 5th, at 10:30 am at Christ Church Fitchburg, MA there will be a luncheon following http://www.christchurchfitchburg.org/

Posted by Jeanette Henshaw on January 4, 2014

I am molting now. I can feel a new skin growing. This old one is pulled away as only death and birth can flay you. For 71 years he walked the earth sewing seeds of compassion and curiosity. Challenging all he met to think outside the quadrilateral parallelogram (and to speak with perfect grammar). He is my father and my friend, my teacher, my guide, my companion and my patient. I miss him so very much, but I am so happy he is finally free from the pains of his body. He was a devout Christian but his morals of loving kindness, compassion and understanding are the universal cornerstones of all faiths. He gave me the world, and loved me even when I made choices he would not. And when he saw what I made of them, he was open minded enough to acknowledge their worth. He taught me to express myself regardless of what anyone thought, to be kind, and to ask questions. He was the portal through which many found their way to the arts, be it music or theatre or literature or language. A polyglot, he spoke your language whatever it might be. Regardless of your station, your age or experience he treated you as his equal. He didn’t deal in disappointment. Whatever life brought him he found its propriety. Even when life took away his freedom and brought him pain. Just holding a conversation with him was enough to make the pain disappear, a triffle. The twinkle in his eyes was unrivaled by any other. All the pain that his failing body caused could not diminish that twinkle one bit. It was there till the end. And now he reminds me of this fleeting moment of life. This great day of his is a breath away for all of us. Breathe deep and long. For those that knew him: mourn his loss and celebrate his great new journey. For those that didn’t, you’ll have to hear the stories. He was a mahatma, a great soul, that I will forever miss.

Posted by Christopher on December 19, 2013