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David Coffin Obituary
Born New York City in 1922, son of Henry S. and Dorothy P. Coffin.
Yale University BA '43, MA '47. WWII Naval officer. Cambridge Univ. '48-'49. Married Rosemary H. Baldwin 1949.
Instructor, Smith College, MA ('50-'53), Phillips Exeter, ('53-'87). Harvard Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award '67; University of Chicago Outstanding Teacher Award '84.
Local service included the Rockingham Land Trust Board, Christ Church vestry, and Hampton Falls Planning Board.
He was predeceased by his wife Rosemary, and is survived by his two children, Sarah D. and Peter D.
SERVICES: A memorial service will be held Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at Christ Church, Exeter, N.H. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Phillips Exeter Academy (for the David D. Coffin Teaching Fund), 20 Main St. Exeter, NH 03833 or the Adirondack Council, P.O. Box D-2, 103 Hand Ave. #3, Elizabethtown, NY 12932.
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David Smoot
January 14, 2020
As much as a teacher could be loved and revered, I loved and revered David Coffin. I was his student during my years at Exeter (class of 86) In a tough academic department, he was the kindest, gentlest soul. To this day my fellow alumni and I talk about him with awe and reverence. He left an enduring legacy not just of passion for scholarship but of the development of strong character. God bless. He will be missed but always remembered.
Robert Echols
December 30, 2019
Dave Coffin was a wonderful man, highly esteemed by colleagues and students alike. I will always remember him for his warmth, his kindness towards me, his affable wit and his ready smile. My condolences to Peter and Sarah. Plenus annis abiit, plenus honoribus!
December 29, 2019
Heartfelt condolences to the family. May God give your heart peace and comfort.
David on Mt. Marcy at age 80
Peter Coffin
December 26, 2019
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December 26, 2019
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