Daniel Joseph Lynn, age 71, surrounded by love, peacefully passed away on July 14th, 2023. Born in Council Bluffs, IA and grew up in Quincy, IL. He was a proud graduate of Assumption High School in East St. Louis, IL., Class of 1970. Go Pioneers!!
Dan moved to Chicago in 1985 and began a successful career as a Financial Advisor. He loved helping and guiding his clients toward achieving their financial goals and dreams before he retired in September 2021. He loved music, (he owned nine guitars!) art, cigars, wine, old fashioned cocktails, and his beloved Chicago Cubs and was a season ticket holder since 1996 and finally got to see them win the World Series in 2016.
He loved the water and Captain Dan enjoyed driving his boat Honor Thy Father, on Lake Michigan. He loved to cook and made the best ribs, and you were lucky if you got to enjoy them.
Dan was a lover of learning, was curious about the world and everything in it. Together with his wife Nancy, they traveled across the United States and to Argentina, China, Costa Rica, Gibraltar, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, and Spain.
Active member of St. Paul Church in Chicago, having served on its Financial Council and sang in the choir. He was a man of deep Catholic faith. It was his faith that sustained him during his two-year long battle with bile duct cancer, which he fought courageously with humor and grace.
Dan was a kind, compassionate, funny, strong, selfless and charitable man. He was mischievous, had a warm smile and there was always a twinkle in his eye. He was always the first person to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. He always considered himself a blessed and lucky guy. He saw life as being full of opportunities and saw the best in everyone. He became fast friends with everyone he met. He touched countless lives and will be truly missed.
Dan is survived and missed by his loving wife of 17 years, Nancy Rocha; children Joseph and Sarah; grandchildren Dylan and Gabriella; sisters Rose (Ron) Hamann and Eileen Lynn; numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, in laws and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents Leo and Rosemary (Loper) Lynn, brother John Lynn and sister Kathleen Lynn.
May Dan’s memory be a blessing to all who loved and knew him.
Visitation: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 from 3:00 pm till 8:00 pm at Hursen Funeral Home, 4001 Roosevelt Road, Hillside, Illlinois 60162. Funeral Service: Monday, July 24, 2023, St Paul Church 2127 West 22nd Place Chicago, Illinois 60608 Family and friends will meet at the church for Mass/Service Celebration of Life 10:30 am Burial St Mary Cemetery, 87th and Hamlin Ave, Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Memorial luncheon to follow at St. Paul Church Hall. Family and friends are encouraged to wear their Chicago Cubs gear in honor of Dan.
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