Daniel J. Lyons

Lyons, Daniel J. of Quincy, died April 17, 2018.

Dan was born and raised in Quincy and left school to join the Navy where he proudly served during WWII. He was part of the Pacific and European Theater, fought in Normandy on Utah Beach, and was on his home ship USS Quincy. The ship took President Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in 1945.   Dan retired from the Quincy Police Department as a Detective Sergeant after thirty-six years and he was proud to be in charge of the Juvenile Division twenty-five of those thirty-six years. He loved to dance, work and tinker around the house, and was known as “Dapper Dan” because he always looked put together. He was also known as a fair man and a great listener who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Beloved husband of the late Denise (Reynolds) Lyons. Loving father of Denise Ingemi and her husband Joseph of Plymouth and Patrice Lyons of Quincy. Cherished brother of Julia O’Hara of Dorchester, Robert “Bo” Lyons and his wife Judi of Whitman, and predeceased by five siblings. Loving “Pa” of Megan Khoury and her husband Patrick of Plymouth, Lauren Shaw and her husband Rob of Plymouth, and his three great-grandchildren Hannah, Patrick, and Kennedy. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Sunday 4-8 PM in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9 AM on Monday prior to the Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, Quincy at 10 AM. Burial in Pine Hill Cemetery, Quincy. Donations in memory of Dan may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.