[HCRA] SK from ASHFIELD, not Northampton

[RWS jr.]

SK from Ashfield, he was a good person, knew him quite well, real shock


On Mon, September 15, 2008 10:09 am, Larry Krainson wrote:
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> he was NK1U
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> David Favaro, tireless worker for hospital
> by Daily Hampshire Gazette
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> 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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