In Memoriam

David Coles (SKS ‘81)  passed away on December 21, 2023 peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, following an illness.

David attended South Kent for all four years. David was “everybody’s friend” at South Kent and was a strong student. He excelled academically, particularly in English and Latin. He discovered the sport of rowing while at SKS and he became a passionate and successful coxswain for South Kent’s First Boat.

David went on to graduate from Boston College. His summers (and free time) were spent in Truro, Cape Cod—his favorite place on earth. He later settled in the Philadelphia area where he raised a family and worked there in retail banking.

David later returned to live in Truro and worked  in construction management in the Boston region.

David was a loyal son of South Kent School and he served as Agent for the Class of 1981 for many years. He is remembered as a “kind and generous soul—with a good, dry wit.”

Servant well done.