CHICOPEE - David A. Thomas, 51, of the Aldenville section of Chicopee, passed away peacefully at his home after a short illness on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He was born on July 31, 1965 a son of Dr. Paul F. Thomas and the late Elizabeth P. (McMahon) Thomas who he now joins in Heaven. David graduated from Saint Joan of Arc Elementary School and Cathedral High School and then studied Turf Management at UMass but worked mainly in the trucking business. In addition to his father, he leaves his siblings, Dr. Daniel F. Thomas (his wife, Leonora) and Susan I. Tryba; and their children, Bertram and Zoe Thomas and Hailey and Mason Tryba. His funeral will be held on Friday morning, January 20, 2017 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 9:30 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His burial will follow the Mass at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to a charity of the donor’s choice. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com