David W. Garland Esq. of North Hill, Needham, November 26, 2015, formerly of Wellesley. Beloved husband of Natalie (Smith) Garland for over 60 years. Devoted father of Edward R. Ted Garland and his wife Mary of Natick; Peter T. Garland and his wife Melissa of Old Lyme, CT; and Dwight W. Garland and his wife Suzanne of Wellesley. Grandfather of Matthew, Katherine, Sally, Shannon, Roger, Madison, Christopher, Michael, Peter and late Chelsea. Brother of Barbara Clinkenbeard and her husband David of Peterborough, NH. David as member of the Mass Bar was a retired estate settlement specialist with several big Boston banks. A graduate of Columbia Law School 53, graduate of Bowdoin College 50 and graduate of Middlesex School in Concord, MA 46. Served in Army Signal Corps. A long-term Wellesleyite he served as Treasurer of the Wellesley Scholarship Foundation, President of both Lions and Kiwanis Clubs and coach of Little League team for 6 years. A member of the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church he served as a deacon and many other church offices as well as singing in the choir for 12 years. Three sons graduated for Wellesley High School plus 3 grandsons who did the same. He summered at a 300-year old farmhouse in Fitzwilliam, N.H. Memorial Service in the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street (Route 16) Wellesley, Friday, December 4, at 2:00 PM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Davids memory to Wellesley Hills Congregational Church. For online guestbook, gfdoherty.com. Funeral arrangements by George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Wellesley.

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Published by The Wellesley Townsman from Nov. 30 to Dec. 10, 2015.

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for David Garland

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Pam Fennell

December 5, 2015

Hey Everyone, my heart goes out to each of you. The years go by fast and then before you know it life takes a blessing. Our little nook on Mayo Rd will always have a fond memory of dodging Daves clippers and pruning scissors as we played games from yard to yard. Halloween will be inbeded in my memory for the special large candy bars Dave and you Natalie handed out to the neighborhood kids. Not to mention the favorite Eeyore that showed his face once a year on that special night.From my heart to yours!Pam Fennell SF, NM http://youtu.be/w_DKWlrA24k

Cynthia Neal

December 1, 2015

My deepest sympathy to the Garland Family. I am sure he will be missed by all. So sorry for your loss.
C. Neal

Cathy Brauner

December 1, 2015

Dave was one of the kindest people I ever met. His thoughtful hand-written notes, his attention to my daughter when she arrived in a strange new country as a little girl, and, for the Kiwanis Club as a whole, his leadership skills will be greatly missed. My condolences to the whole Garland family.

Cathy Brauner

John Locke

November 30, 2015

My thoughts and prayers go out to all the Garlands. I knew Dave from Kiwanis and my days in local and state politics. A keenly intelligent, unassuming and thoroughly decent man, he will be missed by all who were blessed to have known him.

E. Teresa Touey

November 30, 2015

I am thankful to have called Dave Garland, my friend and fellow Kiwanian. His dedication to the youth of Wellesley is an example to me of a man who deeply understood citizenship as an action word. Dave and Natalie served not only as doers, but as mentors, as good listeners and even better as wise advisers when asked. Besides his laughter, his singing at church, his optimism, and his smile, I will miss his special notes delivered by US post or email which hung on my refrigerator during the year when I was acting President of the Wellesle Kiwanis. May this Prince of Peace be at rest eternally after a year of steely, brave resistance to illness. Thank you, Dave, for walking the walk while talking the talk of "Love thy neighbor as thyself".

November 28, 2015

HE WAS A QUIET,GENTLE LEADER OF MANY OF US,WHO TRIED TO WALK IN HIS PATH...HE WILL BE MISSED...RICHARD PICKETT

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