[NCC] Fwd: My Dad

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Warriors,

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Daniel Duffy, K3LR's
father, who died peacefully early this morning.   Our heartfelt sympathies
go out to our President and founding member Tim.

Information is below.

With sadness.  RIP, Mr. Duffy.

Tom, K8AZ

*St. Joseph's Church member worked*

*51 years for Westinghouse *



Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday for Daniel H.
Duffy, Euclid
Ave., Sharon, who passed away peacefully at 1:58 a.m. Monday (2-10-14) in
the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System following an extended
illness. He was 86.

Daniel was born April 23, 1927 in Sharon, one of nine children born to John
and Helen Walsh Duffy.

A lifelong city resident, He graduated from the former Sacred Heart Elementary
School on Sharon's West Hill, and was a member of Sharon High
Schoolsgraduating class of 1945.

As a young man he worked for a short while at the former Biggin's Dairy in
downtown Sharon and for the Erie Rail Road.

A decorated veteran of WWII, he served in the American and Pacific Theater
of Operations (Okinawa) and was honorably discharged in 1946 with several
medals and citations including the WWII Victory Medal.

His career with Westinghouse began in 1947 and spanned 51 years. After his
tour of duty he began working at the former Sharon Transformer division of
the Westinghouse Electric Corporation where he was a Quality Control
Inspector until 1984. He worked at Westinghouse from 1984 until 1992 in
Muncie, Indiana, and from 1992 until 1995 in Charleston SC; he retired as a
Westinghouse field service agent in 1998.

He loved a good round of golf and was a familiar face at the Hickory VFW
Golf Course where he was a starter for many years.

He was an active member of St. Joseph's Church and served on the church
council.

His wife the former Mary Joanne Shatto whom he married September 2, 1950,
passed away December 27, 1971.

He leaves his children, Timothy J. Duffy and his wife Sandra, West
Middlesex, Pa., Brian J. Duffy and his wife Denise, Alliance, OH, Mary Jude
(Duffy) Black and her husband David, Sharon, Nancy E. Duffy, Jerome, Idaho;
7 grandchildren, Nicole, Dalylah, Brittany, Tyler, Derek, Daniel, and Alex.
He is also survived by  his sister Mary Gaines, Shawnee Mission, KS,
several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great great nieces
and nephews.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his
three sisters, Sarah K. Duffy, Patricia A. Zeitler, and Frances J.
Kopetsky, four brothers, James, Joseph, Robert, and John Duffy.



In lieu of flowers, his family suggests that anyone wishing to make a
memorial contribution in his memory to please consider the Prince of Peace
center in Farrell.



*Duffy*

Daniel H. age 86, Euclid Ave., Sharon



*Calling hours:* 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday (2-12-14) and from 9:00 until 9:30
a.m. Thursday (2-13-14) in the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and
Crematory Inc. 1090 E. State St. Sharon. Condolences can be sent to his
family by visiting the web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com

*Services:  *Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.
Thursday (2-13-14) in St. Joseph Church 79 Case Ave., Sharon with Rev.
Casimir Bogniak, associate pastor, Rev. Donald E. Berdis, pastor of Our
Lady of Fatima, Farrell, and Rev. Thomas McCarthy, retired Youngstown
Diocesan priest, concelebrating.

*Internment: *St. Mary's Cemetery, Hermitage.