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November 9, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 from 4-7 PM. A Funeral Service will immediately follow the visitation time and begin at 7:00 PM.
David P. Savastano, age 66 of Wayne, died peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, November 9, 2013.
David was a journeymen/foreman union sprinkler fitter with FDC Fire Protection, Inc. of Howell Township. He was skilled at his trade and respected by those in his company, working with FDC for seventeen years until retirement in 2009 where he retired from the local 696.
He was drafted into the United States Army, faithfully and bravely serving his country in Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1972.
David met his beloved wife Nancy one night in 1992 while attending a Parents Without Partners meeting. They developed a very nice friendship, frequently attending many of the organization-sponsored dances. As that friendship grew, they often watched each other’s back by cleverly cutting in to dance with each other if one of them got to dancing with someone they weren’t interested in. A year into this friendship they went on their first official date and, from that point on, they never looked back! David and Nancy eventually decided to elope, going to Las Vegas, where they spent the day at the casinos followed by a lovely dinner together. At 3:00 AM the next morning, they filed for a marriage license and got married the next day, October 8, 2000 at the Monte Carlo Chapel. They honeymooned in…..you guessed it…..Las Vegas and enjoyed thirteen happy years together as husband and wife.
David loved to dine with Nancy at Ossy’s Café in Hawthorne where Mike was always their top-notch waiter. While they also enjoyed nice dinners at Leggio’s, in Hawthorne, they were just as content to stay in and spend the night enjoying a home-cooked meal followed by a movie, cuddled together on the couch. When they were visiting their son’s family in Florida, they also enjoyed a night at the dog track.
Dave was a tremendous sports enthusiast. He had his own softball team called the Savvy Sluggers which, over the course of his twenty-five years, played every Sunday morning. In the earlier years, Dave played 1st base and loved to hit, but as the aches and pains of aging set in, he eventually focused his attention exclusively on the management of the team. The Savvy Sluggers recently won the championship and his players honored their beloved manager, presenting David with a plaque and a softball signed by every team member. Dave also liked to watch sports, especially the Yankees, New York Giants and any college football game he could catch on television.
Dave was a man with somewhat of an entrepreneurial spirit and one of his hobbies was dabbling in the stock market. A self-taught stock investor Dave learned everything he knew from books like “Investing for Dummies” and “Options for Dummies,” and he supplemented his investment knowledge, often tuning into to get tips from the famously fiery Jim Cramer, host of MSNBC’s “Mad Money.” While his wife and kids didn’t particularly enjoy when Jim Cramer was on TV, they did enjoy the fruits of Dave’s success.
Dave loved it when his son and daughter blessed him with grandchildren. When Anthony, Josephine, Angelique and Kaelyn called for “Pa Pa” or “Poppy”, he was enthusiastically ready to play! Like any doting grandfather, he let those kids do whatever they wanted, leaving disciplining them to their parents. “You want cake, candy or ice cream before dinner? No problem!” His granddaughter Angelique particularly enjoyed playing “Fort” under the dining room table with Pa Pa. To all of them, he was larger than life!
David will be forever remembered for his wonderful outlook on life. To him, life was a party. He had an infectious sense of humor and he did anything to keep the peace often saying to his wife and children “huddle up” when he felt an argument developing.
David is survived and will be dearly missed by his beloved wife Nancy; his dear son Anthony Hopper and wife Robin; his dear daughter Dena Morris and husband Michael; and his four adored grandchildren: Anthony Louis Hopper, Jr., Josephine Hopper, Angelique Morris, and Kaelyn Morris.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in David’s name are asked to consider the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 from 4-7 PM. A Funeral Service will immediately follow the visitation time and begin at 7:00 PM.
November 9, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 from 4-7 PM. A Funeral Service will immediately follow the visitation time and begin at 7:00 PM.
David P. Savastano, age 66 of Wayne, died peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, November 9, 2013.
David was a journeymen/foreman union sprinkler fitter with FDC Fire Protection, Inc. of Howell Township. He was skilled at his trade and respected by those in his company, working with FDC for seventeen years until retirement in 2009 where he retired from the local 696.
He was drafted into the United States Army, faithfully and bravely serving his country in Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1972.
David met his beloved wife Nancy one night in 1992 while attending a Parents Without Partners meeting. They developed a very nice friendship, frequently attending many of the organization-sponsored dances. As that friendship grew, they often watched each other’s back by cleverly cutting in to dance with each other if one of them got to dancing with someone they weren’t interested in. A year into this friendship they went on their first official date and, from that point on, they never looked back! David and Nancy eventually decided to elope, going to Las Vegas, where they spent the day at the casinos followed by a lovely dinner together. At 3:00 AM the next morning, they filed for a marriage license and got married the next day, October 8, 2000 at the Monte Carlo Chapel. They honeymooned in…..you guessed it…..Las Vegas and enjoyed thirteen happy years together as husband and wife.
David loved to dine with Nancy at Ossy’s Café in Hawthorne where Mike was always their top-notch waiter. While they also enjoyed nice dinners at Leggio’s, in Hawthorne, they were just as content to stay in and spend the night enjoying a home-cooked meal followed by a movie, cuddled together on the couch. When they were visiting their son’s family in Florida, they also enjoyed a night at the dog track.
Dave was a tremendous sports enthusiast. He had his own softball team called the Savvy Sluggers which, over the course of his twenty-five years, played every Sunday morning. In the earlier years, Dave played 1st base and loved to hit, but as the aches and pains of aging set in, he eventually focused his attention exclusively on the management of the team. The Savvy Sluggers recently won the championship and his players honored their beloved manager, presenting David with a plaque and a softball signed by every team member. Dave also liked to watch sports, especially the Yankees, New York Giants and any college football game he could catch on television.
Dave was a man with somewhat of an entrepreneurial spirit and one of his hobbies was dabbling in the stock market. A self-taught stock investor Dave learned everything he knew from books like “Investing for Dummies” and “Options for Dummies,” and he supplemented his investment knowledge, often tuning into to get tips from the famously fiery Jim Cramer, host of MSNBC’s “Mad Money.” While his wife and kids didn’t particularly enjoy when Jim Cramer was on TV, they did enjoy the fruits of Dave’s success.
Dave loved it when his son and daughter blessed him with grandchildren. When Anthony, Josephine, Angelique and Kaelyn called for “Pa Pa” or “Poppy”, he was enthusiastically ready to play! Like any doting grandfather, he let those kids do whatever they wanted, leaving disciplining them to their parents. “You want cake, candy or ice cream before dinner? No problem!” His granddaughter Angelique particularly enjoyed playing “Fort” under the dining room table with Pa Pa. To all of them, he was larger than life!
David will be forever remembered for his wonderful outlook on life. To him, life was a party. He had an infectious sense of humor and he did anything to keep the peace often saying to his wife and children “huddle up” when he felt an argument developing.
David is survived and will be dearly missed by his beloved wife Nancy; his dear son Anthony Hopper and wife Robin; his dear daughter Dena Morris and husband Michael; and his four adored grandchildren: Anthony Louis Hopper, Jr., Josephine Hopper, Angelique Morris, and Kaelyn Morris.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in David’s name are asked to consider the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
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