ROCHESTER - David R. Dawley, 67, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. He was born November 16, 1950 in Westerly, R.I.; the son of Robert and Alice (Collette) Dawley.
He received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in 1973 and received his master's from the University of New Haven. He had been employed at Goss in Durham.
Survivors include his wife Mary (Reid) Dawley of Rochester; two sons, Joseph and wife Kassondra of Oklahoma and Andrew of Sanford; and a beloved grandson Jack David Dawley of Sanford.
He enjoyed working in his yard, making wooden toys and playing with his grandson.