Obituary of Daniel Arthur Hennessey

It is with great sadness, that we announce the passing of Daniel Arthur Hennessey. After a courageous battle with cancer, Daniel left us on May 30th, 2008, with his loving wife and two sons at his side. He is pre-deceased by his parents Arthur and Patricia, as well as his brother Peter. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Donna and their two sons, Riley and Aaron. Daniel also has two sisters; Agnes Lockhart (Scott) and his twin sister Elizabeth Hennessey. As well, Daniel has many wonderful nieces and nephews. Just shy of his fifty second birthday, Dan had lived more in his lifetime than most do in two. Just a few weeks ago, he was climbing the Rocky Mountains and telling stories of other past trips. He took great pride in having his children with him on his many travelling adventures. Dan was the department head of Resource Education at Simonds High School and held a great passion for teaching students. Throughout his career he took students on GPS adventures to the Irving Nature Park, and school trips to Quebec, Ottawa, and Vancouver. Before joining the Rothesay Yacht Club, Dan and his family spent their summers on the Kingston Peninsula. With his boat the Marionette, Dan was an avid sailor who loved sailing the Saint John River. He had many sailing friends and could often be found spending his summer nights with Donna, rafted up with other boats at Scouts Beach. Dan was well known for his great sense of humour and penchant for story-telling. Whether sailing, teaching, or discussing business news, he was always jovial and had an opinion. Even in his last days, as people crowded into his hospital room, he kept up his wit and spirit and cracked jokes and comments, as only he could. Dan also had a dog - appropriately named, Sailor. Sailor will miss her best bud who took her sailing and to Long Island for walks up and down the beaches and trails. Dan will be resting at Brenan’s Select Community Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John, on Sunday and Monday, from 2-4 PM and again from 7-9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Rothesay at 12:30PM on Tuesday, followed by a reception. For those who wish, remembrances can be made in memory of Daniel Hennessey to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Simonds High School Scholarship Fund.