Daniel J. Jenack

Daniel J. Jenack, 72, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on July 1, 2023. Dan was born in Potsdam, NY on October 26, 1950. He was married to Lynne, his wife, for 46 years. He was a loving, dedicated husband and father. He enjoyed spending time with family, baking bread, fishing and reading. Dan was an avid reader and loved to share his passion with others; you never came to our house without a literary (or possibly philosophical) discussion and it was rare to leave without some books to borrow. Dan was the Speech and Debate coach at Potsdam High School for 20 years and a Mock Trial Coach for 10 years. Being a mentor and educator was second nature to him.

Dan had a strong faith and as a young man he was a missionary in Peru. He enjoyed participating in church activities and volunteering opportunities. He helped to organize the St Mary's church festival for 10 years. He became quite the raffle ticket salesman. Dan also spent time in the seminary cultivating his faith and making life-long friends and teachers before pursing a career in medicine.

Dan started his career in medicine as an orderly then became a nurse and then had a 35 year career as a physician assistant in internal medicine and mental health. Dan's commitment to helping others included making house calls saying everyone deserved access to healthcare. He brought his love of discussion and listening to every patient and every appointment; he would say patients want to know how much you care, before they find out how much you know.

Dan is predeceased by his parents, Grace and Fay, and sister Mary Catherine. He is survived by his wife, Lynne; Daughters: Theresa and her husband Adam, Christine, Sarah and Rachel; Son, Michael; his Brother Timothy; his sister Molly and her husband Dennis; and a loving extended family.

The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude to Dr Bozorgzadeh, Dr Barnard, Dr Zacharias, Dr Krishnarao, Dr Fan, Dr Bodziak, Dr Chan, Dr McGuiness, Jill Speicher, RN, the entire UMASS transplant team, Dr Novakovic, and The Community Hospice of Saratoga for their compassionate care and dedicated treatment. We enjoyed more time with Dan because of your incredible work.

Services for Dan will be held at St Mary's Church, 20 Lawrence Ave, Potsdam, NY on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 10am followed by burial and reception.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to:

Umass Transplant Foundation- https://support/umassmemorial.org/site/Donation2

If you would like assistance please contact us at give@umassmemorial.org

774-443-GIVE (4483); Checks should be made payable to UMass Memorial Health Care and sent to:

UMass Memorial Office of Philanthropy

365 Plantation Street, Biotech One

Worcester, MA 01605

Community Hospice - Online- https://www.givetocommunityhospice.org/donate/

By Phone:Call (518) 482-4433

By Mail: Make checks payable to The Community Hospice and send to:

The Community Hospice Foundation

310 S. Manning Blvd.

Albany, NY 12208

Hospice of St Lawrence Valley

Online- https://hospiceslv.networkforgood.com/projects/176438-online-donations

Phone- (315) 265-3105

Mail- PO Box 510, Potsdam, NY 13676