David Michael Connors

David Michael Connors, age 73, of Bartonsville, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefullyat Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown PA, on 3/19/26. He was a cherishedfather, loving brother and loyal friend. His presence was deeply felt by the many closestto him and he will be greatly missed.Dave was born on 1/30/53, to Vincent Bernard and Edith Mae Connors in The CornwallHospital, Cornwall, N.Y. He and his four siblings grew up in Ridgebury, N.Y. andgraduated from the Minisink Valley Central School District. He attended college at UtahState University, but most of his learning experiences were grounded in the heatingindustry where he learned from the ground up, retiring as the Sales manager for thewestern U.S. and all of Canada for Patterson-Kelley, LLC, specializing in commercialboilers and related products.Dave’s life was shaped by the rural environment he grew up in. One of his fondestmemories was when he and his father managed the Foster dairy farm while the ownerrecovered from injuries. Dave spoke with great satisfaction about how he bonded withhis father, a former farmer.As an avid outdoorsman, he cherished having his son, Luke, tag along with him duringhunting trips and introducing his daughter, Aubrey, to fishing. He anticipated hisAdirondack hunting and fishing trips with his brother, Vince. He was a duffer golfer butlooked forward to his annual golfing trip to Jacksonville, Florida to golf with his brother-in-law, Charles Deese and visit with his sister, Charlie.One thing Dave had in abundance was a sense of humor. When he, his brother Vince,and sister Diane gathered, everyone else was fair game. They may not have inventedthe comedic roast, but they sure did perfect it. In the accompanying photo, look at thatsmile of his. It will warm your heart and flood your mind with good memories. If lookingat the picture, you find yourself kinder, less judgmental, and more caring of others, youare closer to God as Dave knew Him and have helped fulfill his legacy.In contrast, Dave openly professed to working at forgiveness and being tolerant ofothers’ human flaws. While there are too many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces andnephews to mention specifically here, be assured that family mattered greatly to Dave.A recent personal satisfaction of his was his visits to NYS to visit his Aunt Mary, hisfather’s last living sibling. That meant a lot to him and came with the added benefit ofreconnecting with the Thompson side of the family. During the last 10 months of his life,he spent hours on the phone with brother Vince and sister Charlie, supporting eachother.Dave is survived by his son Luke Connors, daughter Aubrey Connors, brothers Vince(Janice) Connors, Andrew (Pam) Connors and Sister Charlie Connors Deese (Charles).Dave was predeceased by his parents and sister Diane Barton (Chuck).Funeral services will be held at Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home, 401 N Fifth St,Stroudsburg, PA 4/3/26 from 11 am with burial in the Stroudsburg cemetery burial at 2 pm.