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David Osborne Obituary
Brunswick, ME — David Beam Osborne
1942 - 2022
Brunswick, David Beam Osborne 80, died July 7, 2022 in Brunswick. He was born May 15, 1942 in New York City to James S. and Elizabeth (Beam) Osborne. David was predeceased by his wife Deborah (McKnown) Osborne in 2003 and by his brother John S. Osborne. David was a graduate of the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and later Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He spent his career at the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts as a Director of Secondary School Placement and a teacher of Greek and Roman history. His greatest enjoyment was the 34 years he coached the school football and basketball programs. Notwithstanding his quiet nature he was an effective and well-respected coach. After his retirement in 1996, he and his wife Debby moved to Brunswick, Maine. During his retirement he continued to enjoy attending high school sporting events and summers on Lovejoy Pond in Wayne, Maine.
Interment will be next to his wife at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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