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[Larry Krainson]

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he was NK1U

David Favaro, tireless worker for hospital
by Daily Hampshire Gazette

ASHFIELD - David C. Favaro, 58, of 1594 West Road, passed away Friday 
morning at home. Born Nov. 4, 1949, in Northampton, he was the son of 
Ernestine (Shearer) and the late John A. Favaro Sr.
David was raised and educated in Northampton, graduating from Northampton 
High School in 1967 and later from Greenfield Community College with a 
degree in fire science. He joined the Northampton Fire Department and rose 
through the ranks to deputy chief prior to his retirement in 2000.
After retirement, David kept active in the community, working and 
volunteering at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was on the board of the Cooley 
Dickinson Hospital Auxiliary, volunteering his time with fundraising for the 
hospital. He drove and helped staff the Blood Mobile and also volunteered 
within the hospital.
He was a radio enthusiast, both a ham radio operator and a collector of 
vintage radios. David spent countless hours collecting radios and talking 
with friends around the world on his short wave. He was an enthusiastic and 
lifelong Red Sox fan, celebrating the highs and lows with our beloved Sox. 
David had lived in Ashfield for more than 20 years, and he enjoyed country 
living and the many people he had struck up friendships with.
He leaves his mother, Ernestine Favaro, of Northampton; his siblings, Kevin 
Favaro, of Northampton, Nancy Favaro and her husband, Patrick Ott, of 
Easthampton, John Favaro Jr., of Florence, Susan Favaro and her partner, Ron 
Glidden, of Easthampton; and two nieces, Jamie Favaro, of New York City, and 
Johanna Favaro, of Northampton, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins 
throughout the area.
David was predeceased by his father, a retired Northampton firefighter, John 
A. Favaro Sr., in 2003. David also leaves many good friends and co-workers 
at the Northampton Fire Department as well as Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He 
will be missed.
Funeral services will be private with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in 
Northampton at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours.
The family asks that if people wish, they may give the gift of life in 
David's memory by donating blood to the Cooley Dickinson Hospital Blood 
Bank. People may also make donations to the Cooley Dickinson Hospital 
Auxiliary, 30 Locust St., Northampton, MA 01060, or the Dakin Pioneer Valley 
Humane Society, P.O. Box 319, So. Deerfield, MA 01373-0319. The Czelusniak 
Funeral Home of Northampton has been entrusted with arrangements.




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