DAVID WADSWORTH ’49

David S. Wadsworth died peacefully on Wednesday March 16, 2016 at Cathedral Village in Philadelphia after a long illness.  His wife of 55 years, Rosamond W. Wadsworth, was at his side.  He was 87 years old.

David Stanley Wadsworth was born in Providence, RI on October 28, 1928, the only son of Milton S. and Amy K. Wadsworth, and grandson of the Rev. William Kugler, the first pastor in the new building of Westport Point United Methodist Church. He grew up in Providence and spent summers with his family at the beloved family homestead in Westport Point, Mass. He attended Classical High School in Providence, graduating ahead of his class, at age 16, in 1945.  He earned a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University, served as a finance officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and went on to supervise the first computer installation for Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank in Providence.