David was born in Plymouth, NH on March 10, 1946 and was raised by his parents, George Lincoln Boyle and Kathleen Carleton Boyle. He grew up in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in the heart of the White Mountains. The Boyle family can be traced back generations to the roots of the logging and logging train in Lincoln. The ancestors of the Carleton family were the first settlers in the Sanbornton area.
Dave is survived by his sister, Kathy Boyle and her husband, Peter Mankin of Orinda, Calif., And Lincoln, NH, niece, Julie Mankin of Olympia, Washington, and many cousins.
In his youth, Dave was “enchanted” by mountains and rocky streams. As he would later write, his mountain upbringing led him to a “propensity for the air”, which in turn led to a busy athletic career in his young life. Coming from a small rural high school with no track and field program, he built a pole vault pit and learned pole vault and high jump on his own. Dave won the New England Inter-school Pole Vault and High Jump Championships. He was celebrated as New Hampshire’s “Athlete of the Month”. His propensity for “air” continued with the winters at Cannon Mountain where he became an accomplished skier. The first World Cup race in North America was held in 1968 in Cannon. The giant slalom was won by Olympic champion Jean Claude Killy – Dave finished 23rd. His promising skiing career was interrupted by injuries.
Dave’s athletic ability was balanced by a strong intelligence. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Philosophy. After graduation he embarked on what would be a fascination and a lifelong project by examining and writing scholarly articles and books on the little-known nuances and mysteries of Paul Cézanne’s paintings. . Parts of his 50-year project have been published worldwide under the titles “Bonjour Cézanne” and “Secret Cézanne”. In his writing, Dave reflected on the contrast between his auspicious athletic career and his mostly unrecognized lifelong commitment to “The Cézanne”.
Dave was highly regarded as an innovative and dedicated ski ski manager and coach at the Franconia Ski Club at Cannon Mountain and Pat’s Peak. He mainly focused on young runners, emphasizing not only running skills, but also developing integrity and other life values.
Dave moved to Concord and worked for a while at the New Hampshire Historical Society. He was a familiar sight throughout the many years he walked along Main Street in Concord. Dave spoke and wrote with kindness, compassion and attention to the ideas, humor and shared humanity of the challenges in the lives of the various people he encountered on these streets. Dave lived with an ever gentle and loving heart, humility of mind, deep conviction, courage and integrity to be true to his deepest values.
Due to his sense of integrity, Dave created a new political party, committed to bringing more depth to common human values, honesty, ethical choices, compassion and integrity to national political spheres. and state.
During the last two years of his life, Dave was able to realize the aspiration of a lifetime by traveling to European capitals, where he visited the many art museums housing paintings by Cezanne and other Impressionist paintings. Dave deeply enjoyed his conversations with European art museum academics about his studies and insights into Cezanne’s painting.
After Dave returned to America, he spent the last year of his life roaming the “great outdoors†of the western United States. He spoke with a deep sense of wonder, wonder and appreciation for the vast landscapes he saw and the kindness of hearts of people he met on his trip to the West.
Several friends and family members of Dave have written about some of the many qualities they valued in Dave: gentle, kind, caring, compassionate, creative, intelligent, ethical, determined, enterprising, introspective, funny, extraordinary and unique.
Dave was a dear friend to many. Throughout her life, family members and friends, new and old, continued to appreciate her courage, integrity, good heart, and caring spirit.
No service is planned. We ask everyone who knew Dave to take a few moments to remember their positive experiences with such a unique and creative personality.
Posted by the union leader on August 22, 2021.
