Daniel J. Halpenny

Daniel Halpenny of South Weymouth (formerly of Quincy) died October 31, 2022, after a tenacious and courageous year-long battle with a rare type of cancer. He was 43 years old.

Dan was the definition of a good man. He would do anything for his four beautiful, young children and his loving wife, Joanie. When asked what came to mind when thinking about their Dad, Owen (12) said “amazing and never complained,” Lily (10) said “I loved how he would watch Celtics games with me”, Cora (7) said “the best,” and Dani (4) said “I love him and he’s the best Daddy in the whole wide world”. Dan worked diligently as a proud and talented Union Painter. When he wasn’t working, he was outside playing basketball or swimming with his kids, snuggling up for family movie night, lighting the fire pit for s’mores, or making time to help friends and family. Dan was someone you could always count on and was guaranteed to make you laugh. Dan was the leader of a tight knit neighborhood and through his influence, they became more of a family. He relished in his role as a father, sharing with friends that he felt there was “no better feeling in the world than bringing a baby home from the hospital”. When Joanie was asked what came to mind when she thought of Dan, she said simply, “he changed my life.” Dan inspired many and brought light, love, and levity to the world like no other. A devoted husband and father, beloved son, thoughtful brother, and best friend to many – Dan was known as the ultimate family man. He will be so very missed, and though he is gone too soon, the ones he touched feel lucky to have known him. Undoubtedly, the impact of Dan’s unwavering love and generosity will live on through his children, as he wished.

Loving husband of Joan Halpenny and devoted father of Dani, Cora, Lily, and Owen Halpenny of Weymouth. Cherished son of Ann and Jim Morash, as well as beloved older brother to Corey and Ashley Morash of Quincy. Favorite brother-in-law of Annie O’Mahony and Michael O’Mahony, and son-in-law to the late Michael “Toby” O’Mahony and the late Carol O’Mahony. Dan is survived by a niece, aunts, uncles, cousins, extended in-law family, friends, and his loving “Family-hood”.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Monday November 7, 2022, from 4-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital). A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9:15 AM on Tuesday November 8, 2022, prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church in Weymouth at 10 AM. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery in Weymouth.