David G. Stanley, 86, of Amelia Island, Fla. and Yarmouth, Maine, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his father, Gordon Story Stanley, and his mother, Isabell MacDonald Stanley.
He was a resident of Florida but spent his summers in his favorite state of Maine. He graduated from Dartmouth College and immediately entered the Marine Corp. His business career ended in Portland, Maine at UNUM (formerly Union Mutual), where he was a senior vice president. Always active in his community, he served on many boards and was president of Health and Human Services National Association of health planning agencies and the Boy’s Club. He served on the Governor’s Task Force from 1978 to 1984. David also volunteered at Habitat for Humanity here in Fernandina Beach. He was an avid skier and tennis player. He loved to walk his dog, Hansel.
Surviving are his loving wife of 63 years, R. Leslie Stanley; his brother, Peter Stanley of Hingham, Mass; a sister, Polly Kneiss of Chipley, Fla.; and many nephews and a niece.
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