David C. Canterbury

02/09/2007

David C. Canterbury, 58, of 44 Gould Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was a former director of the Lee Youth Association for 20 years and a former co-chairman for the Berkshire United Way. Born in Westfield on March 24, 1948, son of Chester E. and Gladys Cherbonneau Canterbury, he was a 1966 graduate of Westfield High School and a 1967 graduate of Cheshire Academy, where he was awarded the Sheridan Plaque as an outstanding scholar and athlete. He was also a 1971 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a member of the Amherst chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He lived in Chester for 12 years and moved to Becket seven years ago. Mr. Canterbury was a self-employed fundraising and developing consultant. He also was a former coach and teacher at Westfield and Gateway Regional high schools and at Cheshire Academy. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Westfield, past president of the Kiwanis Club in Lee. At the time of his death, he was a member of the board of the Lee Library Association. He leaves two sons, Michael D. Canterbury of Chester and Jamie P. Canterbury of Agawam; a brother, Philip J. Canterbury of Columbus, Md.; two sisters, Susan M. Mellen of Tyngsboro and Carol J. Brannan of Eureka, Calif.; two granddaughters; and his companion, Georgia Massucco, with whom he resided. FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for David C. Canterbury, who died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, will be Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. from ROBERT E. CUSAK FUNERAL HOME, 94 Main St.-Route 20, Westfield, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Blessed Sacrament Parish Center on Holyoke Road. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, all in Westfield. Visiting hours will be tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Berkshire United Way, 200 South St., P.O. Box 3808, Pittsfield, MA 01202-3808. He also leaves two granddaughters, Abigail and Chelsea of Chester; three nephews; and a niece. He will be sadly missed.

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