David Franklin Coe passed peacefully with family at his side on January 25, 2025. David was born in Newton, MA on March 9, 1933 to Edith Billings and Roger Coe. He was raised with his sister, Cynthia Coe Smith, in Wellsley, MA. From the beginning, he had endless curiosity, some mischievousness, and a love of sports. He graduated from Wellsley High School in 1951 where he played hockey and golf. He then attended Bowdoin College, becoming captain of the hockey team. Graduating in 1955, David then attended the United States Navy’s Officer Candidate School. He became a commissioned officer and then entered flight school. After earning his wings, he flew the Douglas A-1 Skyraider from the aircraft carrier, USS Roosevelt. David met his wife of 64 years, Ulla-Britt Carlsson, in storybook fashion on the Isle of Capri while he was on leave and she on vacation from Sweden. They married on May 27, 1961. After five years of active service, he served in the reserves for nine years being honorably discharged at the rank of Commander. David’s military service was followed by a career in the packaging industry during which at least one of his designs was granted patent. While David was always busy with his many hobbies, tennis, golf, skiing, travel and woodworking, his life was dedicated to family. He built their first house with Ulla-Britt’s father, Johan Carlsson, in Manchester, MA where they lived from 1963 to 1980. He designed and helped build their passive solar house in Harvard, MA where they lived from 1981 to 1999. He restored an early 1800s Victorian house in Manchester, where they lived again from 1999 to 2015. He helped his children, relatives and friends with many home remodeling projects. David and Ulla-Britt moved to Bainbridge Island, WA to be close to family in 2015. For the last 30 years, they spent every summer on the lovely Swedish island, Tjörn. His generosity, encouragement and humor will be missed. David will be remembered by his wife, Ulla-Britt Coe; daughter, Anna-Britt Coe, and son-in-law, Walter Bonneff; son, Stefan Coe and daughter-in-law, Sarah Sodt, and granddaughters, Laila and Annika; son Thomas Coe and daughter-in-law, Shelagh Englert, and grandsons, Russell and Johan; and niece, Leslie Smith and her family. Finally, he will be missed and remembered by his extended family and many friends in Sweden.