David Niles Obituary
In Concord, Oct. 7, 2002. Husband of Natalie (Keyser). Father of Sharon E. Allison and her husband, Harry T. of Warwick, RI; D. Melissa Cox and her husband, Josef P. of West Chesterfield, NH, and David A. Niles Jr. and his wife, Jennifer R. (Young) of Paxton. Brother of Pauline Gills of Madison, CT. Also survived by his grandson, Sean Allison and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 AM. The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Sts., CONCORD, Thursday, 5-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden St., Concord or the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA 01742.
Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9, 2002.Obituary:
Concord, Middlesex Co., MASS.?David A. Niles, 76, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., died at home on Monday, Oct. 7, 2002.
He was born June 25, 1926, in Montpelier, the son of the late Homer and Merle (Turner) Niles. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944.
In 1950 he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, after serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater in W.W.II, from Hawaii, the Philippines, New Guinea, China and Japan. He was also present in Tokyo Bay at the Japanese surrender. As an illustrator, he worked in Boston for more than 20 years with a graphic arts studios, specializing in humorous and decorative illustration for advertising and publishing. He received gold medal awards from the Art Director?s Club of Boston, awards for Distinctive Merit from the Art Club of New York, Merit Award from the Society of Illustrators, Award of Excellence from the Advertising Club of New York.
In 1976 he joined the faculty at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where in 1980 he became a full-time professor in the deptartment of illustration. In 1989 he became the first from his department to receive RISD?s highest faculty award, the John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching. He retired in 1995 as an associate professor.
As a long-time resident of Concord, he was active in the Concord Players, and was one of the originators of The Concord Minutemen, designing the flag and researching the design of the uniforms, as well as playing in the fife and drum corps. From this experience he began playing bass drum with the Middlesex County Volunteers and participated actively for many years.
In his retirement he volunteered at Emerson Hospital in the medical library. He was an avid reader and pursued his interests in history,
especially the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, and New England meetinghouses. Geneology was a major interest and he discovered he was one of many descended from John Alden. He loved music and enjoyed playing the piano.
He was a loving husband of 55 years to Natalie J. (Keyser), married on Aug. 30, 1947, in Chelsea.
He is survived by three children, daughter, Sharon Allison and her husband, Harry Allison of Warwick, RI.; son David Niles, Jr. and wife
Jennifer Niles of Paxton, Mass.; and D. Melissa Cox and husband Josef Paul Cox of West Chesterfield, N.H.; and a grandson, Sean Allison. He also leaves his sister, Pauline Gills of Madison, Conn.; his brother-in-law, F. Ray Keyser of Proctor, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to attend memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Mass. on Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. A reception will follow.
The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Street, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., Thursday, from 5-7 p.m. A graveside memorial service will be Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. in the Highland Cemetery in Chelsea, with the Rev. David L. Wolfe officiating.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord, or to the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss. 01742. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Main Street, Chelsea is in charge of the local arrangements.
In Concord, Oct. 7, 2002. Husband of Natalie (Keyser). Father of Sharon E. Allison and her husband, Harry T. of Warwick, RI; D. Melissa Cox and her husband, Josef P. of West Chesterfield, NH, and David A. Niles Jr. and his wife, Jennifer R. (Young) of Paxton. Brother of Pauline Gills of Madison, CT. Also survived by his grandson, Sean Allison and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 AM. The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Sts., CONCORD, Thursday, 5-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden St., Concord or the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA 01742.
Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9, 2002.Obituary:
Concord, Middlesex Co., MASS.?David A. Niles, 76, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., died at home on Monday, Oct. 7, 2002.
He was born June 25, 1926, in Montpelier, the son of the late Homer and Merle (Turner) Niles. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944.
In 1950 he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, after serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater in W.W.II, from Hawaii, the Philippines, New Guinea, China and Japan. He was also present in Tokyo Bay at the Japanese surrender. As an illustrator, he worked in Boston for more than 20 years with a graphic arts studios, specializing in humorous and decorative illustration for advertising and publishing. He received gold medal awards from the Art Director?s Club of Boston, awards for Distinctive Merit from the Art Club of New York, Merit Award from the Society of Illustrators, Award of Excellence from the Advertising Club of New York.
In 1976 he joined the faculty at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where in 1980 he became a full-time professor in the deptartment of illustration. In 1989 he became the first from his department to receive RISD?s highest faculty award, the John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching. He retired in 1995 as an associate professor.
As a long-time resident of Concord, he was active in the Concord Players, and was one of the originators of The Concord Minutemen, designing the flag and researching the design of the uniforms, as well as playing in the fife and drum corps. From this experience he began playing bass drum with the Middlesex County Volunteers and participated actively for many years.
In his retirement he volunteered at Emerson Hospital in the medical library. He was an avid reader and pursued his interests in history,
especially the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, and New England meetinghouses. Geneology was a major interest and he discovered he was one of many descended from John Alden. He loved music and enjoyed playing the piano.
He was a loving husband of 55 years to Natalie J. (Keyser), married on Aug. 30, 1947, in Chelsea.
He is survived by three children, daughter, Sharon Allison and her husband, Harry Allison of Warwick, RI.; son David Niles, Jr. and wife
Jennifer Niles of Paxton, Mass.; and D. Melissa Cox and husband Josef Paul Cox of West Chesterfield, N.H.; and a grandson, Sean Allison. He also leaves his sister, Pauline Gills of Madison, Conn.; his brother-in-law, F. Ray Keyser of Proctor, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to attend memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Mass. on Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. A reception will follow.
The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Street, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., Thursday, from 5-7 p.m. A graveside memorial service will be Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. in the Highland Cemetery in Chelsea, with the Rev. David L. Wolfe officiating.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord, or to the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss. 01742. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Main Street, Chelsea is in charge of the local arrangements.
David Niles Obituary
In Concord, Oct. 7, 2002. Husband of Natalie (Keyser). Father of Sharon E. Allison and her husband, Harry T. of Warwick, RI; D. Melissa Cox and her husband, Josef P. of West Chesterfield, NH, and David A. Niles Jr. and his wife, Jennifer R. (Young) of Paxton. Brother of Pauline Gills of Madison, CT. Also survived by his grandson, Sean Allison and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 AM. The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Sts., CONCORD, Thursday, 5-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden St., Concord or the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA 01742.
Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9, 2002.Obituary:
Concord, Middlesex Co., MASS.?David A. Niles, 76, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., died at home on Monday, Oct. 7, 2002.
He was born June 25, 1926, in Montpelier, the son of the late Homer and Merle (Turner) Niles. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944.
In 1950 he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, after serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater in W.W.II, from Hawaii, the Philippines, New Guinea, China and Japan. He was also present in Tokyo Bay at the Japanese surrender. As an illustrator, he worked in Boston for more than 20 years with a graphic arts studios, specializing in humorous and decorative illustration for advertising and publishing. He received gold medal awards from the Art Director?s Club of Boston, awards for Distinctive Merit from the Art Club of New York, Merit Award from the Society of Illustrators, Award of Excellence from the Advertising Club of New York.
In 1976 he joined the faculty at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where in 1980 he became a full-time professor in the deptartment of illustration. In 1989 he became the first from his department to receive RISD?s highest faculty award, the John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching. He retired in 1995 as an associate professor.
As a long-time resident of Concord, he was active in the Concord Players, and was one of the originators of The Concord Minutemen, designing the flag and researching the design of the uniforms, as well as playing in the fife and drum corps. From this experience he began playing bass drum with the Middlesex County Volunteers and participated actively for many years.
In his retirement he volunteered at Emerson Hospital in the medical library. He was an avid reader and pursued his interests in history,
especially the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, and New England meetinghouses. Geneology was a major interest and he discovered he was one of many descended from John Alden. He loved music and enjoyed playing the piano.
He was a loving husband of 55 years to Natalie J. (Keyser), married on Aug. 30, 1947, in Chelsea.
He is survived by three children, daughter, Sharon Allison and her husband, Harry Allison of Warwick, RI.; son David Niles, Jr. and wife
Jennifer Niles of Paxton, Mass.; and D. Melissa Cox and husband Josef Paul Cox of West Chesterfield, N.H.; and a grandson, Sean Allison. He also leaves his sister, Pauline Gills of Madison, Conn.; his brother-in-law, F. Ray Keyser of Proctor, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to attend memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Mass. on Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. A reception will follow.
The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Street, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., Thursday, from 5-7 p.m. A graveside memorial service will be Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. in the Highland Cemetery in Chelsea, with the Rev. David L. Wolfe officiating.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord, or to the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss. 01742. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Main Street, Chelsea is in charge of the local arrangements.
In Concord, Oct. 7, 2002. Husband of Natalie (Keyser). Father of Sharon E. Allison and her husband, Harry T. of Warwick, RI; D. Melissa Cox and her husband, Josef P. of West Chesterfield, NH, and David A. Niles Jr. and his wife, Jennifer R. (Young) of Paxton. Brother of Pauline Gills of Madison, CT. Also survived by his grandson, Sean Allison and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 AM. The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Sts., CONCORD, Thursday, 5-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden St., Concord or the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA 01742.
Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9, 2002.Obituary:
Concord, Middlesex Co., MASS.?David A. Niles, 76, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., died at home on Monday, Oct. 7, 2002.
He was born June 25, 1926, in Montpelier, the son of the late Homer and Merle (Turner) Niles. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944.
In 1950 he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, after serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater in W.W.II, from Hawaii, the Philippines, New Guinea, China and Japan. He was also present in Tokyo Bay at the Japanese surrender. As an illustrator, he worked in Boston for more than 20 years with a graphic arts studios, specializing in humorous and decorative illustration for advertising and publishing. He received gold medal awards from the Art Director?s Club of Boston, awards for Distinctive Merit from the Art Club of New York, Merit Award from the Society of Illustrators, Award of Excellence from the Advertising Club of New York.
In 1976 he joined the faculty at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where in 1980 he became a full-time professor in the deptartment of illustration. In 1989 he became the first from his department to receive RISD?s highest faculty award, the John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching. He retired in 1995 as an associate professor.
As a long-time resident of Concord, he was active in the Concord Players, and was one of the originators of The Concord Minutemen, designing the flag and researching the design of the uniforms, as well as playing in the fife and drum corps. From this experience he began playing bass drum with the Middlesex County Volunteers and participated actively for many years.
In his retirement he volunteered at Emerson Hospital in the medical library. He was an avid reader and pursued his interests in history,
especially the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, and New England meetinghouses. Geneology was a major interest and he discovered he was one of many descended from John Alden. He loved music and enjoyed playing the piano.
He was a loving husband of 55 years to Natalie J. (Keyser), married on Aug. 30, 1947, in Chelsea.
He is survived by three children, daughter, Sharon Allison and her husband, Harry Allison of Warwick, RI.; son David Niles, Jr. and wife
Jennifer Niles of Paxton, Mass.; and D. Melissa Cox and husband Josef Paul Cox of West Chesterfield, N.H.; and a grandson, Sean Allison. He also leaves his sister, Pauline Gills of Madison, Conn.; his brother-in-law, F. Ray Keyser of Proctor, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to attend memorial services in Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord Center, Mass. on Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. A reception will follow.
The family will receive friends in the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, Thoreau and Belknap Street, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss., Thursday, from 5-7 p.m. A graveside memorial service will be Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. in the Highland Cemetery in Chelsea, with the Rev. David L. Wolfe officiating.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord, or to the Hospice Program, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Middlesex Co., MAss. 01742. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Main Street, Chelsea is in charge of the local arrangements.
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