Obituary for David Tearse
PORTLAND - David Bradley Tearse died suddenly on December 26, 2022 at Sugarloaf Mountain after a morning of skiing on fresh powder with his 2 favorite people in the world, his beloved children David Squire Tearse and Béla Cary Tearse.
He was born April 12, 1964 in Victorville, California to Bonnie Ree (née French) and Bradley Jon Pester who was a member of the first Navy Seal team. Later in his life, David was adopted by his beloved stepfather Harold “Sandy” Tearse, hence his mid-summer name change that led to much teasing.
David was 4 years old when his brother Christiaan Daniel Tearse was born. The family moved to Wayzata, MN where from an early age on, David became a superb skater. While attending Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut, he captained Varsity football as running back and hockey as a right winger. He took humble pride in being a cool cat on campus with assistance from fellow dude Herb May.
At St. Lawrence University, Dave took as many road trips as he could to UVM to visit friends Bill Howard & Greg Erdmann, since it was a “way more fun” school. He also had a blast at SLU with SAE fraternity brothers and friends for life Mike Fay, David Linton, Duke Sullivan and Rob Walles.
After graduating from St. Lawrence, David settled in Boston where he met Selden Wells whom he married in 1994. They moved to Duxbury, MA in 1995. Squire was born 1997 and Béla in 2001. Dave was happily roped into coaching youth hockey and convinced to coach soccer, excelling at the former and surviving the latter. He enjoyed boating in Duxbury Bay and was especially fond of water skiing, fly fishing and picnics on Saquish and Captains Flats. His most favorite moments were spent with his children, including a trip to Belize in 2022 where they enjoyed horseback riding, scuba diving and hiking.
Work adventures for David included Fidelity Investments, Arise Air, Vendini, BosunAir, LLC Private Flight & Travel and, most recently, David was a top salesman at Berlin City Lexus in Portland, Maine where he enjoyed friendships with Daniel Kahn and many other terrific coworkers.
David is survived by his children Squire and Béla, his former wife Selden Wells Tearse, half brother Nick Pester (Kimberly), stepbrother Hal Tearse (Lynn), nephew David Tearse, niece Nicky Wright (Casey), aunts, uncles and cousins on the French side of the family, and many friends who agree he was one of the funniest, most humble and kind people they’ve ever known.
A celebration of David’s life will be held on Saturday, January 7th from 4-7 pm at Rí Rá Irish Pub + Restaurant, 72 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, please consider a donation to Ducks Unlimited (ducks.org) in David’s honor.
He was born April 12, 1964 in Victorville, California to Bonnie Ree (née French) and Bradley Jon Pester who was a member of the first Navy Seal team. Later in his life, David was adopted by his beloved stepfather Harold “Sandy” Tearse, hence his mid-summer name change that led to much teasing.
David was 4 years old when his brother Christiaan Daniel Tearse was born. The family moved to Wayzata, MN where from an early age on, David became a superb skater. While attending Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut, he captained Varsity football as running back and hockey as a right winger. He took humble pride in being a cool cat on campus with assistance from fellow dude Herb May.
At St. Lawrence University, Dave took as many road trips as he could to UVM to visit friends Bill Howard & Greg Erdmann, since it was a “way more fun” school. He also had a blast at SLU with SAE fraternity brothers and friends for life Mike Fay, David Linton, Duke Sullivan and Rob Walles.
After graduating from St. Lawrence, David settled in Boston where he met Selden Wells whom he married in 1994. They moved to Duxbury, MA in 1995. Squire was born 1997 and Béla in 2001. Dave was happily roped into coaching youth hockey and convinced to coach soccer, excelling at the former and surviving the latter. He enjoyed boating in Duxbury Bay and was especially fond of water skiing, fly fishing and picnics on Saquish and Captains Flats. His most favorite moments were spent with his children, including a trip to Belize in 2022 where they enjoyed horseback riding, scuba diving and hiking.
Work adventures for David included Fidelity Investments, Arise Air, Vendini, BosunAir, LLC Private Flight & Travel and, most recently, David was a top salesman at Berlin City Lexus in Portland, Maine where he enjoyed friendships with Daniel Kahn and many other terrific coworkers.
David is survived by his children Squire and Béla, his former wife Selden Wells Tearse, half brother Nick Pester (Kimberly), stepbrother Hal Tearse (Lynn), nephew David Tearse, niece Nicky Wright (Casey), aunts, uncles and cousins on the French side of the family, and many friends who agree he was one of the funniest, most humble and kind people they’ve ever known.
A celebration of David’s life will be held on Saturday, January 7th from 4-7 pm at Rí Rá Irish Pub + Restaurant, 72 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, please consider a donation to Ducks Unlimited (ducks.org) in David’s honor.