David Nagle

David Joseph Nagle, 80, of Sebastopol, died on Friday, July 16.
Irish to the core, with an eloquent tongue, a disarming charm and
explosive passion. A life long member of the Catholic Church, Labor
and the Democratic Party. His mourning shall reflect these
qualities. The afternoon viewing and evening rosary will be held on
Friday July 23, 2004, at his son David Michael Nagle’s home at 476
Pleasant Hill Ave. North in Sebastopol. The viewing will at 4 p.m.
with a rosary starting at 6:30 p.m. All friends of David are
welcome. A wake will follow to remember his life, in the streets of
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, the Bronx, and the first graduating
Class of St. Ignatius Rice High School, class of 1942. The
hedgerows of Normandy where he parachuted on D-Day, the German and
Russian POW camps from where he escaped and his life and passion as
worker, leader, husband and father to his family, friends and
neighbors in West Sonoma County since 1963. Bring your well-crafted
stories and songs of his actions and words. We will erupt with our
own passion as we release our controls with wine, bourbon and
beer.
A mass to formally mark his passage with the language and
spirituality of the Catholic Church, presided by his son Father
Vincent Nagle will be held at St. Sebastian’s Church at 7983 Covert
Lane, Sebastopol on Saturday, July 24, 2004 at 10:00 am. Followed
by the burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery and a reception back at his
son’s home. David was a member of the 508 Parachute Infantry
Regiment Association, Disabled American Vets, VFW, Order of the
Purple Heart, Ex-POW Association, St Sebastian’s Catholic Church
and the YMI, Member of the International Typographical Union, First
President of the Camp Meeker Home Owners Association, former member
of the Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee and friend of the
working man. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Myna, children
David Michael, James Patrick, Judith Ann, Eileen Bridget, Terrance
Joseph, Vincent Thaddeus, John Jude and Thomas Hart, his
grandchildren Patrick, Katie, Henry, Sierra, Leo, Victor, Sadie,
Sean, Patrick, Joseph, Reuben, Jennifer, Mark, Carmen, David,
Joseph, Jaselle, Molly, Kelly, Fred and Valerie, great
grandchildren Jordanne, Jenna, Jake, Jasmine and Madeline and the
spouses of his family Dorothy, Candace, Lucinda, Martha, Birdy,
Connie, Emmarie, Rollie, Katie and Sarah. Send contributions in his
memory to St. Ignatius Rice High School 74W 124th Street, New York,
New York 10027.