David Michael DiPasquale

David Michael DiPasquale of Hingham, Massachusetts passed away at home, after a period of declining health, on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the age of 87 surrounded by his family. For over 49 years, he was the beloved husband of Aida (née DiLoreto). He was born on March 21, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Maria (née Rossi) and Pietro DiPasquale. He was raised and educated in Detroit, where he graduated from the University of Detroit with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering as well as a Master’s in Business Administration. After graduation, he served in the United States Air Force as a radar technician during the Korean War. Upon returning to Michigan, he began his career in the automobile industry, and then spent the majority of his professional life with National Precast, Inc., where he was a founding partner. After retiring in 2000, he and his wife moved from Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan to Cohasset, Massachusetts and later to Hingham.

In his leisure time, David enjoyed reading non-fiction, following professional sports teams from Detroit and New England, watching classic movies, and listening and dancing to music of the Big Band Era. He and his wife both enjoyed traveling, especially to visit their children and grandchildren. He was a devoted and cherished husband, father, and grandfather.

In addition to his wife, Aida, David is survived by his five children: David, Jr. and his wife Farah of Medford, Massachusetts; Anthony and his wife Fariha of Hinsdale, Illinois; Paul and his wife Elena of San Diego, California; Christopher of Boston, Massachusetts; Sandra Walker and her husband Alec of Cohasset, Massachusetts; and his eleven grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Rose Iannuzzi of East Pointe, Michigan and many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will gather to celebrate David on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 from 8:30 am-10:30 am in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 160 So. Main St. (across from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset, MA. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Anthony Church, 10 Summer St., Cohasset at 10:30 am.  Interment will follow at the Blue Hills Cemetery, 700 West Street, Braintree, Massachusetts. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Norwell Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, 120 Longwater Drive, Norwell, Massachusetts (www.nvna.org). 

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