John George Daly Jr.
John George Daly Jr. of Baiting Hollow, formerly of Hampton Bays, died on November 1 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 82.
Mr. Daly was born in Brooklyn on October 23, 1930, to Christine and John G. Daly Sr. He attended Cathedral Prep High School in Brooklyn. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, from December 1951 to August 1952. He married Rose Ann McManus of Brooklyn, who survives him, on June 14, 1952. They happily celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year.
The couple raised their children in Brooklyn, moved to Hampton Bays and later retired in Naples, Florida. Mr. Daly recently moved back north to Baiting Hollow to be closer to his family. He was a devout Catholic and volunteered at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He enjoyed fishing and collecting coins.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by seven children, Thomas and his wife Rose, John and his wife Maria, Mary Beth and her husband Leo, Patrick, Christine and her husband Jim, Matthew and his wife Laurie, and Ann and her husband Thomas; 17 grandchildren, Erin, Thomas, Kristen, Jenna, Matthew, Michael, Ashley, Brittany, Corin, Tyler, Owen, Liam, Connor, Meghan, Mackenzie, Ariana and Gianni; five great-grandchildren, Kaleigh, Copelynn, Brooklynn, Noah and Aubrey. He is also survived by a sister, Margaret, her husband and their five children.
The family received friends at the McLaughlin-Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead on November 5. A funeral Mass was held on November 6 at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Riverhead. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery
Memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross, www.redcross.org; the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org; or a Parkinson’s research organization.
on Nov 12, 2012