David M. Worden

EASTON---David M. Worden, 60, of Easton died at home July 7th after a courageous battle with brain cancer, his loving wife Julie, adoring daughters, Katherine and Hannah and his parents at his side. Born in Ames, Iowa he was raised in Schenectady, NY, Pasadena, CA and Fargo, N.D. Devoted son of David G. and Elizabeth A. Worden of Albany and loving brother of Christine Worden of Princeton. Dave graduated from Iowa State University in 1974 and taught high school biology in Australia, California and N. Dakota before receiving his Masters in Zoology from UMASS Amherst in 1986. He worked as an environmental consultant for many years on Cape Cod before joining the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation as a Senior Scientist assessing and protecting reservoir water quality. In his career as a limnologist, he presented at multiple conferences and published a variety of papers on pond management and water quality, including a historical review of nutrient and plankton dynamics in Wachusett Reservoir. Dave was an avid reader, nature lover, fisherman, canoeist, hiker, scuba diver, poet, historian, botanist, gardener and classical music enthusiast. He enjoyed coaching Easton Recreational Basketball and volunteering in his daughter's science classes in the Easton Public Schools. Of his many achievements, his family was his greatest source of pride and joy. He will be missed by his father-in-law James M. Meehan of Belmont and sibling-in-laws Rod Miller of Princeton, Mary and Richard Cheever of Carlisle, Terri and Andrew Rudy of Falls Church, VA, William and Pamela Meehan of Belmont, James F. Meehan of Waltham and by his eight nieces and nephews Elizabeth and Matthew Cheever, Michael, Monica, Caitlin and Julia Rudy, and Patrick and James Meehan.