1960 - 2019
Visitation
March 5, 20194:00 - 8:00 PM
Dolan Funeral Home
Funeral
March 6, 20199:30 Funeral Home/ 10:30 Church
Dolan Funeral Home
David “Bones” Charles Palmer, 58, of N. Chelmsford died suddenly Friday March 1, 2019 at Lowell General Hospital.
He was married to the late Sharon M. (Provencher) Palmer.
Born in Lowell, he was the son of Mary (O’Laughlin) Palmer of Lowell and the late Thomas Palmer. He graduated from Chelmsford High School with the class of 1978. He attended Northern Essex Community College.
He retired in 2014 from The Chelmsford Highway Department. He owned and operated DP Landscaping LLC of Chelmsford. He was a dedicated hard worker.
David was a past volunteer with Chelmsford Youth Hockey.
He is survived by his sons, Justin and his wife Christine Palmer of Groton, MA and Andrew Palmer of Reading; a daughter, Kaitlin Palmer of N. Chelmsford; two grandchildren, Mackenzie Morgan, and Kaylee Palmer; two brothers, Thomas and his wife Carol Palmer of Westford, and Bryan Palmer of Chelmsford; a sister, Nancy and her husband Jay Finnegan of Boston, MA; father in law Roland Provencher of Dracut; two brothers in law, Stephen Provencher and his wife Bridget Briand of Haverhill, Roland T. and his wife Michelle Provencher of Hudson, NH; and many nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late James Palmer, son in law of the late Lillian Provencher.
Visiting hours Tuesday 4 to 8 P.M. Funeral Wednesday at 9:30 from the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD, with a funeral Mass at 10:30 at St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Chelmsford. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041.
Denise Fay
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Dear Family. I am so sorry for such a loss at a young age. My deepest sympathy. Prayers going your way. He his now with your Mom! May they celebrate heavenly happiness. Remember the great memories
Robin Hennessey
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To the Palmer family. We are so sorry for the loss of Dave! Such a wonderful man. Gone way to soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. With love Ron and Robin Hennessey
Sandi Morris
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I’ve only known Dave for about a year. In that short amount of time, I soon learned that he was a wonderful, honest, responsible and very hard-working man. He was compassionate and cared about his clients. He showed a pride in his work that was unsurpassed. I feel so fortunate to have known him. I know now that there truly are angels on earth. My thoughts and prayers are with his sons, daughter, mother and extended family. Dave was one of a kind and I will miss him dearly.
The Remse Family
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Dear Palmer Family,
We were very sad to hear of the sudden passing of your family member. One is never truly prepared for such tragic news. Though we had never met him personally, we learned of him through time spent with Drew, who described him as a wonderful and dedicated family man. Although he is no longer here, he lives on through his beautiful children and grandchildren. Prayers to you all for strength and healing.
Claudia Antolini
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Justin, Christine and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. May your cherished memories help you through the coming days. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
Linda Molleur
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Justin,Christine,Drew and Kaitlin my thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. May the memories of your father keep you strong at this difficult time. He will live in your heart forever.
Cindy Kydd Tessier
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My deepest sympathy to the family. I got the chance to talk to him at the CHS reunion and what a sweet guy. Bless you Dave rest in peace
Hajime Sano
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I’m so sorry to hear of Dave’s passing. I just saw him at our CHS 40-year reunion in November. I hadn’t seen him since graduation, and was looking forward to reconnecting with him further.
My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Know that Dave was loved by his CHS classmates.
RIP Dave.
Sheila Anderson-Sweeney
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I was so saddened to learn of David’s passing. My deepest condolences to the entire Palmer family. I graduated from CHS with David Class of ’78. We recently reconnected at our last HS reunion. It was so nice talking with him and to find that we both never settled far away from our Chelmsford roots! So very sorry for your loss! May his memory be eternal?
Susan (Chakarian) Stas
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So sorry to hear this news! David was in the Same graduation as I. Class of 1978 was a huge class! Prayers and condolences to you all! Sue(Chakarian) Stas.
Charlie Santos
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So sorry for your loss I apologize for not being able to show my condolences in person. I had a lot of good times with Dave. I will always remember the laughs we had together. I know he loved his family
more than anything. My prayers are with you.
Michael G.!
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I grew up with Dave, we played hockey together. I’m sorry to hear your loss my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sherry Trythall
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I am truly saddened by the loss of David I attended Chelmsford High with him. I considered I considered David a friend and he was a very special guy always friendly and kind to everyone. I was fortunate to have connected with him on Classmates he kept me posted with info on our 40th class reunion and at the reunion my husband and I were able to sit and talk with David about what had been going on in the past 40years his kids and unexpected loss of his wife and when I got news of his death I had a hard time comprehending the news as I am sure everyone did. I will be forever grateful to have had him ln my life. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.