Daniel D. Wihby

MANCHESTER -- Daniel D. Wihby, 66, died Aug. 29, 2009, at Community Hospice House, Merrimack, after a period of declining health.

He was born in Manchester Dec. 9, 1942, to Joseph H. and Freda (Attalla) Wihby. He was a lifelong resident of the city.

He graduated from Bakersville Grammar School, Manchester High School Central, class of 1960, and the University of New Hampshire, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He earned his masters degree from Rivier College in 1982. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the American Legion, Henry J. Sweeney Post No. 2 in Manchester.

For many years, Dan served as an assistant to U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg in the senator's Manchester office. In the political seasons, he was field director for the senator's election campaigns. He also played key advisory and hands-on roles in many other campaigns -- national, state, and local. Prior to his full-time association with Sen. Gregg, he was also for a time employed with the N.H. Crime Commission and the N.H. Office of Emergency Management.

Locally, he was an appointed member of the Manchester Board of Voter Registrars.

IN HIS LIFE: He was predeceased by a brother, Philip, and two sisters, Susan and Linda. Family members include many cousins, among them the David Wihby family of Manchester.

SERVICES: Calling hours are Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. in Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., corner of North Street, Manchester. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Cedars Church, corner of Mitchell Street and Calef Road. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, 448 Donald St., Bedford. Memorial donations may be made to Breathe New Hampshire, 9 Cedarwood Drive, Bedford 03110; or Our Lady of the Cedars Church, 140 Mitchell St., Manchester 03103.

For more information, please go to www.lambertfuneralhome.com.