Daniel David "Marqus" Marqus

Daniel "Danny" David Marqus Jr. 82,

Of Haverhill, Formerly of Waltham died Thursday at the Haverhill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center after a period of declining health.

Born and raised in Waltham the son of the late Daniel D. Marqus Sr., and the the late Doris ( Mazochi ) Marqus and his love of Automobiles allowed him to graduate from Waltham Vocational High School after which Dan went on to honorably serve with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict.

When his daughter and his Favorite / ONLY son-in-law purchased their home in Haverhill he moved to Haverhill with her with the determination to be an everyday grandfather and not a weekender, and although living there for more than 20 years a big part of his heart remained here in Waltham his home town, he returned daily to drive his cab and interact with the people he came to know and depended on him even after retiring in 2016 he would frequent Waltham regularly to visit with family and friends and cruise Moody Street and see old friends.

He maintained an active lifestyle while enjoying Playing a competitive game of pool or shuffle a deck of cards and belonging to a Bowling league, always while at home he was no stranger in the kitchen who enjoyed cooking and baking and performing all kinds of household projects, and a born people person he so enjoying sitting on the porch watching over the neighborhood and our neighbors, as he used to see his Mom do while growing up.

From the very beginning a absolute a fan of the King "Elvis Presley" a collector of all things Elvis, and old cars, he was a dedicated faithful Boston Fan of the Red Sox & the Patriots. His absolute favorite Holiday was Christmas and he was known for spoiling all of the kids at Christmas time.

The most important thing in Danny's life was his commitment to his family, nothing came before Family.and he was so grateful to witness Brianna & Alexis become young ladies, his two special Granddaughters !

He was the brother of the late William Marqus, Albert J. "Rocky" Marqus, Thomas S. Marqus.

Danny is survived by his devoted daughter Kristin Rodis and her husband Adam Rodis, his granddaughters Brianna & Alexis Rodis of Haverhill, his sisters, Lorraine M. Bissett of Ohio, Nancy R. Silva of Waltham, and his brother Christopher Marqus of Sudbury. In addition he leaves many Nieces & Nephews.

Services for Danny will be held in the Mary Catherine Chapel of the Brasco & Sons Memorial, 773 Moody Street, Waltham on Thursday March 25th at 1:00 P.M. Interment will conclude with full Military Honors of the United States Air Force at Mount Feake Cemetery . Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours and share memories with his family on Thursday from 11 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Danny's memory to the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, 19 Court Street, Boston, Ma, 02108. Parking Attendants will be on duty.

The Brasco Family

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