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David C. DeRosa dies at 32

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author on Mar 3, 2010

David C. DeRosa of Hampton Bays died on February 26. He was 32.

Mr. DeRosa was a graduate of Westhampton Beach High School and was a self-employed carpenter.

He is survived by his wife, Jaclin (née Gage) DeRosa of Hampton Bays; 
two sons, Jaiden and Mason DeRosa, and a daughter Laila DeRosa, all of Hampton Bays; his mother, Linda (née Frost) DeRosa-Dhew of East Quogue; his father, Frank L. DeRosa of Bellport; his grandmother, Joan Frost Granuzzo of East Quogue; a half-brother, Frank L. DeRosa Jr. of Arizona; a half-sister; 
Janet DeRosa of California; his stepfather, Jack Dhew of Hampton Bays; and two stepbrothers, Jed Dhew of 
Hampton Bays and Ryan Dhew, a former resident of Hampton Bays 
currently stationed in California; a brother-in-law Leigh Gage of Hampton Bays and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family received visitors on March 1 and 2 at J. Ronald Scott Funeral 
Home in Hampton Bays. Funeral services were held on March 3 at St. Rosalie’s Roman Catholic Church in Hampton Bays, with interment following at Good Ground Cemetery in Hampton Bays.

In lieu of flowers, donations (with a clear return address) to the David DeRosa Children’s Memorial Fund, Capital One Bank, 95 East Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays, NY 11946 or Linda DeRosa-Dhew, P.O. Box 1413, East Quogue, NY 11942 would be appreciated by the family.

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