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Daniel J. Mulcahey, 87 of Oswego passed away Thursday morning at Morningstar Care Center.
He was born October 22, 1927 in Fulton, NY the only child of Daniel J. and Ruth (Dingle) Mulcahey. In May of 1952 he married Jane Cullinan Mulcahey, who died in 2005. Dan grew up in Oswego, on West Seventh St. and graduated from St. Mary's Elementary and Oswego High School where he received one of the few (in 1946) New York State Regents Scholarships to help pay for college.
Dan was only 14 when WWII started in 1941 but started to prepare himself for possible pilot training by joining the civil air patrol and ultimately became the cadet leader of the Syracuse chapter. Following this he also was accepted in the air corps enlisted reserve (A.C.E.R.) at 17 as a further step toward his goal.
WWII combat was effectively ended in 1945; Dan was released from the A.C.E.R. but enlisted in the US army after graduation from Oswego High School. He did his basic training at Ft. Knox, KY. After basic training he was called to the personnel office upon discovering he could type Dan became a clerk-typist at Ft. Knox. Later Dan was only transferred to Ft. Riley, Kansas where he rose to chief clerk of the officer's separation center. When his enlistment term expired his rank was corporal. Dan typed his own discharge papers and was discharged in March 1948.
Dan gained some notoriety for achieving a perfect grade in regents' exams in advanced algebra, chemistry and trigonometry.
Dan graduated from Le Moyne College in 1952 and began his work career with Westinghouse in Springfield, MA and Sharon, PA. He moved with his young, growing family back to Central NY in 1957 after taking a position with Carrier. In 1961 the family moved to Oswego and Dan began a long career with Alcan Aluminum working in various industrial engineering positions. Dan retired from Alcan in 1985.
Dan served on the Oswego City School District Board of Education from 1968-1974 and served as President from 1973-1974. He was instrumental in establishment of the Oswego Minor Hockey Association serving various roles over the years including President.
Dan is survived by five sons, Patrick J. (Patrick) Mulcahey of San Francisco, CA, Daniel C. (Cathy) of Minetto, Howard J. (Sylvie) of Honeoye Falls, Michael C. (Catherine) of Port Alleghany, PA, Paul T. (Christine) Mulcahey of Henniker, NH, ten grandchildren Jacob Mulcahey, Adam Mulcahey, Evan Mulcahey, Sean Mulcahey, Ryan Mulcahey, Timothy Mulcahey, Dustin Mulcahey, Kelly Mulcahey, Daniel Mulcahey, Emily Mulcahey, six great grandchildren, Celeste Mulcahey, Mackenzie Mulcahey, Abigail Mulcahey, Lucas Mulcahey, Bryce Mulcahey, Daniel Mulcahey and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 9:00AM Monday at the Dain-Cullinan Funeral Home. Calling hours Sunday from 4-7PM. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery.
