David Heath Ellis, 73, of Brookline, died January 28, 2015, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, of an apparent heart attack.

He was born in Haverhill on Feb. 24, 1941, to the late Donald Dana Ellis and Billee Heath Ellis.

He graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in 1959, and Yale University in 1963. He served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1963 to 1967. In his youth, he was a competitive golfer. He worked for more than 40 years at the Chilton Club in Boston. He also taught mathematics for many years at Bunker Hill Community College in Charleston and was a substitute teacher in the Boston School System.

Mr. Ellis is survived by two brothers, Robert of Charlotte, N.C., and Peter of St. Augustine, Fla.; a sister, Pamela Hill of Concord, Calif.; five nephews and nieces. He is also survived by his family of friends at the Chilton Club and his neighborhood.

He was predeceased by a brother, Donald Dana Ellis Jr.

At the request of his family, funeral services were private.  Internment will be at the convenience of his family in the family plot at Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill.  Arrangements are by the H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Service Haverhill and Bradford.  Condolences to his family may be made at www.farmerfuneralhomes.com.

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