Cynthia A. David

CT to Edward Joseph Hricko and Margaret Schuster Hricko and was raised in Harwinton, CT.

Cynthia graduated from Torrington High School. She went on to attend The College of New

Rochelle where she earned her B.A. in Classics. Cynthia was then awarded a full academic

scholarship to attend Fordham University where she received her M.A. in Classics.

Her love of Classics continued when she began teaching Latin at The Oxford School in West

Hartford, The Day Prospect Hill School of New Haven and The Hammonasset School in

Madison. She continued to teach on the college and private secondary school levels for 14

years.

Following her career in education, Cynthia entered the field of commercial real estate as a

salesperson with Cushman & Wakefield of Connecticut. There she developed her sales and

analytical abilities as well as a capacity to partner with corporations to achieve bottom-line

results. Cynthia specialized in investment grade real estate sales. She was named “ Most

Promising Salesperson” in the Tri State Area in 1987 and in 1990 she was named “Top

Salesperson “ in the Hartford, CT office.

She made her home in Madison, CT. where her love for Neptune Ave. and the Madison

community was undeniable. It was here that she raised her two children, Kimberly David Martin,

and Henri Miles David III. A member of The Madison Beach Club and Madison Racquet Club,

she loved playing tennis/ paddle tennis with friends and family. Cynthia loved to sail and was a

beautiful skier.

In 1994 she moved to Laguna Beach, CA. for 10 years where she founded Cynthia David &

Associates, a human resources training and consulting company. In 2003, Cynthia moved back

to Connecticut to return to her roots and family. She has successfully grown the Connecticut and

Global Market with CD&A and continued to be a major force in California for training and

consulting referrals for over 20 years.

Cynthia is a published author. She was also a member of the Child & Family Auxiliary ( Essex,

CT Chapter), the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Foreign Relations, Literacy

Volunteers-Valley Shore and the Lyme Art Association. She was particularly proud of the

Conservative Women's Forum, a local group that she co-founded that grew to over 500

members across Connecticut. Ultimately CWF became an in-demand platform for some of the

region's most influential leaders. Cynthia was a lynchpin in her neighborhood, communicating

and organizing neighborhood events with friends and welcoming new families to Essex.

She is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughter Kimberly David Martin and her

husband Daniel Martin and their children,Tyler and Maggie of Virginia Beach, VA; her son, Henri

Miles David III and his wife Antena David and their children Ella and Gately of Centennial, CO;

her sisters Margi Crane and Andrea Hricko, many beloved nieces, nephews and two grand

doggies Winnie and Enzo.

A memorial service will be held on July 14th at 11 am at the First Congregational Church in Essex, United Church of Christ 6 Methodist Hill, Essex, CT 06426

In Lieu of flowers please consider donating to Commerce Foundation of Middlesex County with references to the River Valley Fund for Families.