David Nelson Page, 88, a resident of Vero Beach, FL, and Sunapee, NH, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 15, 2026. David was born on June 5, 1937, in Manhattan, the first son of Mary Auchincloss Page and Nelson Lawrence Page.
Raised in Darien, CT, David attended St. Luke’s School and later Phillips Andover Academy, graduating in 1955. He went on to earn a degree in Art History from Brown University in 1959 and completed his formal education at the Yale University School of Architecture in 1963.
David met the love of his life, Lee Porter, in 1964 while both were attendants in a friend’s wedding. As they walked down the aisle together, he turned to her and said, “This is not the last time we’ll be walking down the aisle,” foretelling nearly six decades of love and devotion. They married two years later, in July 1966.
David’s architectural career spanned forty years, most of it in southern New Hampshire. After beginning at a small firm, he opened his own practice in 1979 — PMR Architects in Nashua, NH. What began as a firm of two grew into one of the state’s larger and more respected architectural practices. Under David’s tireless leadership, PMR specialized in large-scale government projects, as well as commercial buildings and residential homes. It’s nearly impossible to drive through New Hampshire without seeing structures that bear his influence.
A selfless volunteer and philanthropist, David served as treasurer of both the Unitarian Church of Nashua, NH, and later the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, FL. A dedicated Rotarian for more than thirty years, he could be found each winter volunteering at Nashua’s annual Christmas tree fundraiser and supporting countless Rotary programs. He also gave generously to his alma maters and to the schools attended by his children and grandchildren.
Besides his family, David’s greatest passion was ocean sailing. In his younger years, he crewed in multiple Newport-Bermuda races and crossed the Atlantic Ocean at least twice. A proud member of the Cruising Club of America, he often served as an inspector of racing sailboats. David also belonged to the Yale Club of New York, the Brown Club of Vero Beach, the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club, and the Moorings Club of Vero Beach — organizations whose missions he actively supported.
David was predeceased by his mother, Mary; his father, Nelson; and his sister, Catherine Agnew Page of Jackson, MS. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lee Porter Page; his brother, John France Page, of Arlington, MA; and two sons, David Agnew Page (Laura) of Wenham, MA, and Andrew Donald Page of Kittery, ME. He also leaves five cherished grandchildren — Eleanor Lee Page, Mary Royce Page, Ann Cooper Page, Lila Elizabeth Page, and William David Page whom he loved and supported dearly.
A celebration of David’s life will be held this summer in New Hampshire. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, P.O. Box 683, Sunapee, NH 03782.