Lee, NH- Daniel John O’Leary, 50, of 25 Jenkins Road passed away unexpectedly Sat. Oct. 13, 2007 at his home.
He was born April 14, 1957 in Rochester NH the son of Col. Paul F. O’Leary (Ret.) NHFP and Lucia A. (Jutras) O’Leary. He has resided in this area all of his life attending St. Mary Parochial School and graduating Spaulding High School, Class of 1975. Dan was top flight athlete , having won three consecutive championships in the punt,pass and kick games. He was captain of the football squad at Spaulding where he received 3 football achievement awards and a full boat scholarship to UCONN. He was named Most Valuable Player (defensive lineman) of the Shrine Game in 1974 by the sportswriters. As a post graduate of Spaulding, Dan attended prep school at Berwick Academy and achieved scholastic honors. Dan worked as a telecommunications engineer at Adea Solutions for AT & T. He was a member of St. Thomas More Parish in Durham, NH where he taught CCD classes and a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He also coached little league baseball and basketball. He enjoyed boating on Province Lake but his greatest love was spending time with his family.
Members of his family include his wife of 26 years, Pamela (Gilman) O’Leary , his son, Daniel “Jake” O’Leary and his daughter, Jana Leigh O’Leary ,all of Lee. NH, his parents of Rochester NH; brother, Kevin O’Leary of Merrimac, NH; sisters, Mrs. Michael Mary Coltin of Londonderry, NH, Mrs. Mark Colleen Hammond of Kingston, NH; Ms. Patricia Doyle of Strafford, NH; his mother-in-law, Teresa Gilman of Gonic, NH.
Family and friends may visit Wednesday Oct. 17, 2007 4-8pm at the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main Street, Rochester NH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10:00am at St. Thomas More Parish, 6 Madbury Road, Durham NH. Burial will follow in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Brock Street, Rochester NH.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Daniel J. O’Leary Scholarship Fund, Acct. # 33158, Holy Rosary Credit Union, 133 Brock Street, Rochester NH 03867
To view or sign the online guestbook please go to www.edgerlyfh.com.