Daniel P Regan Longtime Resident

Daniel P Regan, 89, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, passed away in Tucson, Arizona after a brief period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A (Brosnan) Regan, with whom he celebrated 46 years of marriage prior to her passing in 2005.
Dan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 2, 1934, the son of the late Daniel and Helen (Manning) Regan. He grew up in the Acre, was a graduate of Keith Academy and then Northeastern University.
Following his discharge from the US Army in 1959, he worked for B&M Railroad in freight transportation. He then transitioned to working in wholesale sugar sales, initially at Revere Sugar and then Domino Sugar, until his retirement in 2004. Throughout his career, his business included relationships with well-known companies such as HP Hood, Yum Yum Shops, Hendrie's Ice Cream, Ben & Jerry's, Nestlé, and Nabisco.
As a devout Catholic, Dan was a longtime communicant of St. John the Evangelist Parish, and an avid supporter of organizations helping people in need. He enjoyed spending considerable time with his grandchildren and friends, as well as staying connected with family in Ireland.
Surviving him are his sons Daniel Regan, Jr, of Lowell; James Regan and his wife Amy, of Cape Neddick, ME; and a daughter Maria and her husband Norman Robillard, of Tucson, AZ; four grandchildren: Stephanie Regan, Brian Regan and his wife Katie, and Genevieve and Regan Robillard; a sister Eleanor Ryan, and sister-in-law Teresa Brosnan; also many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife, he is pre-deceased by a sister-in-law, Genevieve Brosnan, brothers-in-law, James Brosnan and James Ryan, and nephew, Robert Ryan.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Visiting hours Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from 4-7 p.m.at DOLAN FUNERAL HOME, 106 MIDDLESEX STREET, N. CHELMSFORD, MA. Funeral Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 9 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, N. Chelmsford. Burial in St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell. Memorials in Dan's memory may be sent to his name to Seven Hills Foundation, Attn: Kate Myshrall, 81 Hope Ave, Worcester, MA 01603, www.sevenhills.org. or to St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. John the Evangelist, 115 Middlesex Street, N. Chelmsford, MA 01863.
ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com.