David Edward Dunphy
Born: Fri., Apr. 15, 1938
Died: Fri., Jul. 19, 2013
Visitation
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Wed., Jul. 24, 2013
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Wed., Jul. 24, 2013
Location: G. J. Gonce Funeral Home, P.A.
Mass of Christian Burial
11:00 AM Thu., Jul. 25, 2013
Location: St. Jane Frances Church
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David Edward Dunphy, 75, a resident of Pasadena for 24 years, and previously of Baltimore, died on July 19, 2013 at the Tate Hospice House after a one and a half year illness.
He was born on April 15, 1938, in Trenton, NJ, to the late Rose and Edward Dunphy. After graduating from St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, he attended Providence College in Rhode Island, and then Seton Hall in New Jersey. For 40 years he worked in sales and marketing of glass and plastic bottles; most recently for TIM Plastics in Northeast, MD. After retiring, he worked part time for Bedding Barn in Glen Burnie. He was a member of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, St. Patrick Division 5, Baltimore; Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree Council #10966, Pasadena; and the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Assembly #2367, Severna Park. He enjoyed watching professional and college football and college basketball; going to live theatre; bluegrass music; and his cats.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 24 years: Irene Hopkins; two brothers: D. Patrick Dunphy, of Castro Valley, CA, and Paul T. Dunphy, of San Diego, CA; two sisters: Christine A. White, of Towson, MD, and Mary, of California; six nephews, one niece, two great nephews, two great nieces, and several cousins.
Friends are invited to visit on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena. The procession will leave the funeral home on Thursday at 10:30 AM to go to St. Jane Frances Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM. Interment will follow in New Cathedral Cemetery. Those who wish may contribute to Nazareth Housing at www.nazarethhousingnyc.org or to St. Benedicts Preparatory School at www.sbp.org and you may express your condolences here as well.
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Barbara Taylor
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Posted Mon July 22, 2013
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Dear Irene, We will miss Dave. He was an interesting conversationalist.
He was a good husband. He must have been. I never heard you complain about him, even once. He was fortunate to have a good wife like you. You gave him the best of care in his final days. God bless you and your family.
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Mary McKenna
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Posted Mon July 22, 2013
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Dear Irene,
We will all miss Dave for his ready smile, lively sense of humor and his love of life. The two of you were wonderful together and I am so happy that you had so many wonderful years. He was so devoted to you and to his family and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. We will always think of Dave when there are good games on TV and any time we hear "On the banks of the old Raritan".
With love and prayers,
Mary and Alan
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Dennis Bardman
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Posted Mon July 22, 2013
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The girls + I will miss him. God bless you.
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BOB
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Posted Wed July 24, 2013
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Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your Dave, I
was a four year classmate of Dave's at St Benedicts Prep. I will always remember Dave as the guy who was always ready to participate in school
activities, and he ended up as the leader of many of them. I was amassed by his endless amount of energy and love for new adventures.
RIP my friend, I will keep you in my prayers,
Bob Campi
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jerry glynn
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Posted Wed July 24, 2013
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I went to high school with Dave at SBP and I haven't seen him since high school. I have a clear picture in my mind of what he looked like and I remember him as one of the nicest guys I knew. I'm sure he had a full life and we all gained from knowing him
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Robin Nichols
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Posted Wed July 24, 2013
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Irene,
We will all miss Dave, you and the cats most of all. Each of us carries with us a fond memory, favorite story that comforts us at this time. Among my blessings, I count being an adopted member of the Dunphy clan. One thing we can count on - Dave is sitting in a comfortable chair, with a glass of ice tea, watching sports.
My condolences on your loss.
Peace and Prayers - Robin
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Linda & Tom Carey, SBP '56
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Posted Fri July 26, 2013
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Dear Irene,
We all have many good memories of Dave; he was always organizing something -- a beautiful legs contest in gym class, intramural basketball teams (he loved his jump shot!), even a group to go to the Branford Theatre to see The Glenn Miller Story.
I always looked forward to the next time we could get together, which was and now always will be never soon enough.
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