Celebrating the life of
David Robert Hershey, Sr.
June 18, 1931 - May 23, 2015
SAVANNAH - David Robert Hershey, Sr., 83, of Savannah, GA passed on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at The Oaks on Skidaway Island.
Mr. Hershey was born on June 18, 1931 in Buffalo, NY to the late Frank Stone Hershey and Marjorie Long Hershey. He attended Nichols School of Buffalo, The Governor’s Academy of Byfield, MA, and Cornell University (where he got the nickname Moose). He joined the Army and served in Colorado Springs where he was joined by his late wife and companion Barbara Hitchcock Hershey before settling in Buffalo, NY. Mr. Hershey worked for Marine Midland Bank and NY Life Insurance before becoming co-owner of IDSI Products. In 1977 he moved his company and family to Savannah. Mr. Hershey was an avid yachtsman and tennis player. He was a past member of the Kennels Yacht Club, the Buffalo Canoe Club, The Buffalo Yacht Club, The Savannah Golf Club, The Savannah First City Club, The Rotary Club of Savannah, the Chamber of Commerce, the YMCA, and The Savannah Yacht Club.
He is survived by his two sons Peter M. Hershey, Sr. and wife Margarette of Savannah; David (Skip) R. Hershey, Jr. and wife Sharon of Spring Hill, FL; daughter, Susan H. Smith and husband Leo of Brentwood, TN; our grandchildren Peter (Cord) M. Hershey, Jr., Bridget Heiterer Hershey, Theodore Knox Hershey and Meghan O’Connell Smith; two step children Matthew Robert Gunn and wife Jessica of Cleveland, OH; Heyward Gunn Kreutzer and husband Justin of Coram, NY; three step grandchildren, Ava Natalie Kreutzer, Avery Gunn Kreutzer, and Preston Matthew Gunn.
Mr. Hershey was preceded in death by his brother Donald Long Hershey and wife Brenda Heyward Gunn Hershey.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers please make donations in memory of David Hershey to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416 or to Alzheimer’s Research, 201 Television Cir., Savannah, GA 31406.
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Sending my deepest sympathy to the entire Hershey family for your loss of David. May God's graces come to you now, and in the days ahead.
- Carolyn Sheehan, Tybee Island, GA
DAVID,WAS ONE OF OUR GUYS AT LUNCH EVERY FRIDAY AT THE SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB. HE ALWAYS SHARED HIS OPINIONS ON THE CURRENT WORLD ECONOMY AND WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HOLD. HE WAS A MOST THOUGHTFUL AND CARING PERSON AND WOULD HELP YOU IN ANY WAY THAT HE COULD.I PERSONALLY WENT THROUGH A TIME WHERE AFTER AN OPERATION I GOT AN INFECTION AND THEY DID NOT THINK I WOULD MAKE IT AND HE WAS AT MY HOUSE ALMOST EVERY DAY.A BETTER FRIEND NO ONE COULD EVER ASK FOR.HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL AND CERTAINLY BY OUR FAMILY.OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LIKE US WERE BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET SUCH A WONDERFUL MAN. KAY AND LEN JORDAN
- KAY AND LEN JORDAN, SAVANNAH, GA.
Always kind and ready to brighten spirits with a fast warm smile and outstretched arms. Love and prayers.
- Pamela Kochen Baroukh, Sherman Oaks, Ca
Sending my deepest sympathy to the entire Hershey family for your loss of David. May God's graces come to you now, and in the days ahead.
- Carolyn Sheehan, Tybee Island, GA
DAVID,WAS ONE OF OUR GUYS AT LUNCH EVERY FRIDAY AT THE SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB. HE ALWAYS SHARED HIS OPINIONS ON THE CURRENT WORLD ECONOMY AND WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HOLD. HE WAS A MOST THOUGHTFUL AND CARING PERSON AND WOULD HELP YOU IN ANY WAY THAT HE COULD.I PERSONALLY WENT THROUGH A TIME WHERE AFTER AN OPERATION I GOT AN INFECTION AND THEY DID NOT THINK I WOULD MAKE IT AND HE WAS AT MY HOUSE ALMOST EVERY DAY.A BETTER FRIEND NO ONE COULD EVER ASK FOR.HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL AND CERTAINLY BY OUR FAMILY.OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LIKE US WERE BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET SUCH A WONDERFUL MAN. KAY AND LEN JORDAN
- KAY AND LEN JORDAN, SAVANNAH, GA.
Always kind and ready to brighten spirits with a fast warm smile and outstretched arms. Love and prayers.
- Pamela Kochen Baroukh, Sherman Oaks, Ca
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
