David Mernick, a loving, generous husband and father, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025 leaving his family and friends forever missing his joy of life and kindness to all who knew him.
Born on December 11, 1952 in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of William and Edith Mernick of Cranford. In the spring of his sophomore year of high school, the family moved to Fair Haven where he graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 1970. He attended Boston College and Brookdale Community College.
Carpentry was his life’s work. Inspired by his grandfather Andrew Reid, a skilled woodworker of Warwick, RI, the two became close roommates when Andrew’s wife, Hettie, died in 1985 and moved to Fair Haven. They spent countless hours together building toy boats, sailing them in the bathtub and watching Gunsmoke on the TV.