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 1937 - 2008 (71 years)
David Knight
David F. Knight
Former Riverhead resident David F. Knight died April 20 at his home in Longview, Texas. He was 71.
He was born March 29, 1937, in Vermont to William and Hazel (Walter) Knight. He had lived in Riverhead for 41 years before moving to Texas 12 years ago.
While in Riverhead, he worked as a production supervisor at Hazeltine Corporation in Riverhead. He served in the Army and National Guard from 1955 to 1968. Mr. Knight was also a member of the Riverhead Moose Lodge for about 40 years, said his wife, Nancy.
His hobbies included trap shooting, vegetable gardening and fishing, and he was an avid sports fan, she said.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Knight is survived by siblings, Emory Knight, Nan Benker and Sally Walters, all of New York, and Eliza Samard of Massachusetts.
Family received visitors at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead on April 24. A service was held April 25 at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church in Wading River, Father John Barrett presiding. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.
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