Gansevoort, NY - David John Salton of New Britain Drive, passed away Thursday (Nov. 19, 2009) at Saratoga Hospital. He was 63. Born on July 1, 1946 in Amsterdam, NY, he was a son of Eleanore (Plantis) Salton and the late John F. Salton. A graduate of Wilber H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam, he served in the US Navy for four years. He had worked as a foreman/supervisor/Government scuba-diver coordinator with the US Army Corps of Engineers for 43 years. He was predeceased by his father, John, and a brother and sister, Robert and Victoria Salton. Survivors, in addition to his mother of Amsterdam, include his wife of 38 years, Christina (Noble) Salton; two children, Elyse Salton (Fernando) Rodriguez of Jericho, NY and Crien (Courtney) Salton of Saratoga Springs; one grandson, Jordan Rodriguez; two sisters, Sandra (David) Knudsen of Amsterdam and Patricia Salton of Saratoga Springs; his sisters/brothers-in-law, Charlene (Dan) Urban, Cherie (John) Gagnon, Thomas Brazill and William (Carol) Bedard; several nieces, nephews, one uncle, one cousin and his best friends, Agnes and Alan Nolan of Saratoga Springs. Relatives and friends may call from 9:30 to 11:30am Monday in Our Lady's Chapel in the parish center of St. Clement's Church, 231 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12noon Monday in St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church, by the Rev. Neil Draves-Arpaia. Rev. Carol Miller will also preside. Burial with military honors will follow at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville. Memorials may be made in his name to the American Lung Assoc. of NENY, 155 Washington Ave., Suite 210, Albany, NY 12210. The family would like to especially thank Dr. Desmond DelGiacco and staff, Dr. Angela Condy, the A-3 nursing staff and respiratory therapists at Saratoga Hospital for their many acts of professional kindness and care. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway (584-5373). Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.