Daniel R. McIlvain

DANIEL R. MCILVAIN Daniel R. McIlvain, 60, of 446 32nd Ave., Vero Beach, FL, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Jamestown, NY, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Rose Mary DeFrisco McIlvain. Daniel was born September 7, 1949 in Dunkirk, NY, the son of the late Robert McIlvain and Mary Jane Young Borysoff. A US Army veteran, he was stationed in Okinawa during the Vietnam War. Together with his wife Rose Mary, Dan owned and operated All Rite Water Conditioning in Vero Beach, FL, providing water purification systems. He had formerly been employed locally by Ed Shults Chevrolet. In Florida, Dan was a member of St. Helen's Catholic Church. He loved time spent with family and friends, long walks on the beach and hours gardening with his wife. A sports enthusiast, Dan loved all sports. In earlier years he had coached the city recreation's Bambino baseball team, the Astros, in Jamestown. In addition to his wife, whom he married October 13, 1979, surviving is a daughter, Rebecca (Daniel) McIlvain Mastera of Vero Beach and son, Robert (Brooke) McIlvain of Jamestown; three granddaughters, Victoria, Maria and Danielle McIlvain of Jamestown; and a sister, Penny (Ray) Schabel of Lady Lake, FL. A Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 28th in St. Helen's Catholic Church, Vero Beach. The Rev. Tri Pham will be celebrant. Family and friends will be received after Mass in the Church's North Room. Memorials may be made at St. Jude Children's Hospital, Tampa, FL. You may light a candle in remembrance of Dan at www. lindfuneralhome.com paid obituary