David Alan Powers

David Alan Powers, 71, of Stevensville, Maryland left this life to be with his Lord, Jesus, on Thursday, January 22, 2026 surrounded by his family. David was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on January 16, 1955. He was the oldest of three boys born to Joseph A. Powers, Jr. and Eunice Joan (Diamond) Powers. David attended schools in Shertz, TX; West Springfield, MA; Colorado Springs, CO; and was a proud member of the Spartan’s class of ‘73 graduating from East Longmeadow High School (ELHS) in Massachusetts. He was a loving father, brother, cousin, uncle and friend. After graduating from ELHS, David struck-out on his own traveling west to Colorado, Utah and Oklahoma. In Oklahoma David pursued his dreams of playing semi-pro hockey until his knees could no longer keep up with his desire and ambition. David became expert in the complex process of building, staffing and training personnel for a rapidly growing national restaurant firm. His skills were in high demand, but after a successful 10-year career in the industry, David, leaped into a new career, channeling his God-given skills, and those honed back in Birchland Park, to become an engineering draftsman and then civil engineer, beginning with McCrone in Annapolis, MD in 1983. Following a very successful and rewarding career with McCrone, David took his skills and the enormous network of work associates to work for the State of Maryland in its Highway construction division. David was respected and well-liked by his co-workers and business associates for his candor, commitment and indefatigability. Throughout his life, no one could out-work David. He attracted friends easily and there was no truer friend than David. Growing up in East Longmeadow, it was football, baseball and street hockey at Mapleshade; wiffle ball in the backyard; hockey games at Blackmon’s pond with goals marked by winter boots; riding bikes everywhere until he traded in his bicycle for a ’57 Chevy; snowball fights on Converse Circle; trips to Fenway park – always surrounded by the friends he loved then and for his whole life. When David made friends, he kept them. There was no more natural location for David than orchestrating a multi-grill BBQ or crab-feast, dressed in a Baltimore Ravens jersey, surrounded by family and friends. David was pre-deceased by his father, LTCOL Joseph A. Powers, Jr (USAF) and mother, Eunice Joan (Diamond) Powers. He is survived by his son Cody Powers (Stevensville, MD) and brothers Gary Powers (Annapolis, MD) and Craig Powers (Hudson, NH) and a multitude of much loved cousins, nieces and nephews and his treasured friends. The family will receive friends Sunday Feb 1, 2026 from 3-5 pm at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam (FHN) Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road, Chester, MD 21619. A funeral service will be held at FHN the following day, Monday Feb 2, 2026 beginning at 11:00 am. Burial will follow the service at the Stevensville Cemetery, 808 Main St., Stevensville, MD 21666.

David Alan Powers

January 16, 1955 - January 22, 2026