Lt. Col. David B. Davidian, Sr. (1925-2014)

Lt. Col. David B. Davidian, Sr., of West Yarmouth, Mass. passed peacefully on March 12, 2014 at the age of 89, at Mt. Auburn Hospital, with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Dolbashian) and Roxy (Shrestinian) Davidian.

David was born the son of the late Bagdassar and Mary (Oozoonian) Davidian. He was a graduate from Classical High School and Clark University with a degree in History and International Relations.

David enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. in 1943.  He was stationed in England during WWII.  He was a Lead Navigator in the 301st AAF BU and flew a B17 conducting bombing raids over Germany, earning him an Air Medal.  He was recalled during the Korean War in 1951 and later during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  He retired in 1974 as a Lieutenant Colonel.  His WWII crew was a tight group of friends.  They had a 50th reunion at his home in West Yarmouth, a historic event that made front page news in the Cape Cod Times.

He was the loving father of David B. Davidian, Jr. and his wife Innessa Antonian of Belmont, Mass., Christyne Davidian of Petaluma, Calif., Susan Davidian Kinnear and her husband Michael Norman Kinnear of Watertown, Mass., and the late Melanie Davidian of Burlington, Vt.  His grandchildren, Shant Davidian of Waltham, Mass., Ani and David Davidian III of Belmont, Mass.,  Matthew Ray and Gregory Davidian Hubert of Petaluma, Calif., and Michaela Araxi and David Aram Kinnear of Watertown, Mass.  He survived two sisters, Ojen Fantazian of Arlington, Mass. and Vartouhi Merzigian of Worcester, Mass.  He also leaves many nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces.

David worked for New York Life Insurance for over 40 years.  He built a nursing home, Medway Country Manor, from the ground up with his partner John Peters, Jr. and worked as the treasurer until he retired in 1992.

He was a member of the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church in Worcester, Mass., its Board of Trustees, and the Men’s Club for many years. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), was on the Board that formed the Worcester AYF Juniors and helped with the construction of Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Mass.

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