Obituary for David Lingua
David G. Lingua left this world and found peace on December 6th, 2020 after a fire in his home took his life. His daughter, Stacey Williams, Stacey’s husband, Phil, and their three children, Sloane, Remi and Barret and his daughter, Allison Lingua, along with his brothers, Peter Lingua (wife Claudia, deceased, children and grandchildren- Peter Jr, Matthew, Gina, Isabella and Lilyanna) and John Lingua (wife Josephine, children and grandchildren- Alfred and Victoria), and sister, Terry Kelly (children and grandchildren- Craig, Stephanie, Riley) mourn the loss of their Dad/David deeply. They are comforted that the memories and lessons of this extraordinary man live on with his family and friends and most wonderfully with his grandchildren.
David was born February 9th, 1944 to Dr. Peter Lingua and Anna Lingua (Galler). He grew up in Windsor Locks where at a young age he excelled in basically anything involving sports! It’s not an exaggeration to say he was one of the all-time greatest athletes in Windsor Locks. Anything he picked up he had a magical athletic ability to excel at and the story of his home run onto the roof of Dexter’s plaza is still told today (and was told countless times to his children much to their delight). At one time he held 20 Raider athletic records. Because of this athletic success, he was inducted into the Windsor Locks Hall of Fame in 2005 along with his father, Dr. Peter Lingua. He went on to enter Fairfield University, earn his BA and played two seasons of basketball. Fairfield is where he really began to form his great love of golf. That love of golf followed him throughout his life and played a big part including introducing him to his ex-wife, Patricia, the mother to his two daughters. As you’d expect, he was a scratch golfer and amazing to watch in his younger days. He set a course record at Greenfield Country Club with a 64 and held that record for 30 years. But, despite all these accolades and awards, he often spoke the most fondly about a house full of friends laughing, dancing with girls and playing basketball in the backyard late into the night.
But, David was so much more than an incredible athlete. He was a patient, kind and sensitive father to his two daughters and shared great knowledge with them from the endless books he read on philosophy. From a young age, he would take them to the woods where he’d teach them about mushrooms, plants and nature. He was an intellectual at heart with an endless curiosity of the world. He’d often sit outside looking at the flora and fauna and then go to the library to learn all about what he observed. He passed this love to his grandchildren too whose greatest memories of him are walking bare foot in Salmon Brook and smelling lavender in the backyard with Grandpa.
He was successful in business as well. While he started off as a teacher, he went on to own a shared a business, Hire Logic, with his second wife and great love, Suzanne Lingua (Lapointe). They divorced and parted ways but stayed in each other’s lives supporting one another. David was lovably quirky and although he was an introvert in many ways, with family or friends he was really good at hamming it up. Just ask him to open up a bottle of try-open-ums or let him diagnose you with a case of Broccoliosis. His grandiose greetings and exuberant laughter brought love to a room and will stay with all of us for years to come.
The world was sometimes hard for him to endure but he tried his very best. One of his greatest gifts was that he had great empathy and understanding of others' struggles and people felt understood and comforted by him. He contributed what he learned from his own experiences to others that were struggling. The last few years of his life he battled with cancer, but he also became closer to those he loved. He had a way of finding the positive in whatever bad hand was dealt, and he had a way of showing friends and family the love he had for them in so many different ways.
David expressly did not want any services or pomp or circumstance in death. His desire was to be cremated and people to know he was at peace. When we all can get together, the family will hold a celebration of his life but, for now, we ask that you share memories and smile or, if desired, donate in his memory at Highwatchrecovery.org. His daughters would also love for you to share any stories you have so they can be captured. Allison’s email is aklingua@hotmail.com and Stacey’s is srlingua@yahoo.com. His love conquers his death and we know he is watching over us all and at peace.
David was born February 9th, 1944 to Dr. Peter Lingua and Anna Lingua (Galler). He grew up in Windsor Locks where at a young age he excelled in basically anything involving sports! It’s not an exaggeration to say he was one of the all-time greatest athletes in Windsor Locks. Anything he picked up he had a magical athletic ability to excel at and the story of his home run onto the roof of Dexter’s plaza is still told today (and was told countless times to his children much to their delight). At one time he held 20 Raider athletic records. Because of this athletic success, he was inducted into the Windsor Locks Hall of Fame in 2005 along with his father, Dr. Peter Lingua. He went on to enter Fairfield University, earn his BA and played two seasons of basketball. Fairfield is where he really began to form his great love of golf. That love of golf followed him throughout his life and played a big part including introducing him to his ex-wife, Patricia, the mother to his two daughters. As you’d expect, he was a scratch golfer and amazing to watch in his younger days. He set a course record at Greenfield Country Club with a 64 and held that record for 30 years. But, despite all these accolades and awards, he often spoke the most fondly about a house full of friends laughing, dancing with girls and playing basketball in the backyard late into the night.
But, David was so much more than an incredible athlete. He was a patient, kind and sensitive father to his two daughters and shared great knowledge with them from the endless books he read on philosophy. From a young age, he would take them to the woods where he’d teach them about mushrooms, plants and nature. He was an intellectual at heart with an endless curiosity of the world. He’d often sit outside looking at the flora and fauna and then go to the library to learn all about what he observed. He passed this love to his grandchildren too whose greatest memories of him are walking bare foot in Salmon Brook and smelling lavender in the backyard with Grandpa.
He was successful in business as well. While he started off as a teacher, he went on to own a shared a business, Hire Logic, with his second wife and great love, Suzanne Lingua (Lapointe). They divorced and parted ways but stayed in each other’s lives supporting one another. David was lovably quirky and although he was an introvert in many ways, with family or friends he was really good at hamming it up. Just ask him to open up a bottle of try-open-ums or let him diagnose you with a case of Broccoliosis. His grandiose greetings and exuberant laughter brought love to a room and will stay with all of us for years to come.
The world was sometimes hard for him to endure but he tried his very best. One of his greatest gifts was that he had great empathy and understanding of others' struggles and people felt understood and comforted by him. He contributed what he learned from his own experiences to others that were struggling. The last few years of his life he battled with cancer, but he also became closer to those he loved. He had a way of finding the positive in whatever bad hand was dealt, and he had a way of showing friends and family the love he had for them in so many different ways.
David expressly did not want any services or pomp or circumstance in death. His desire was to be cremated and people to know he was at peace. When we all can get together, the family will hold a celebration of his life but, for now, we ask that you share memories and smile or, if desired, donate in his memory at Highwatchrecovery.org. His daughters would also love for you to share any stories you have so they can be captured. Allison’s email is aklingua@hotmail.com and Stacey’s is srlingua@yahoo.com. His love conquers his death and we know he is watching over us all and at peace.