He was born Friday, January 7th, 1949 in Buffalo, a son of the late Leo O'Grady and Jean Mack O'Grady.
Dan loved all sports but rooted the most for the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees. He enjoyed attending baseball games, football games and soccer games in the surrounding towns. He enjoyed bowling, fishing and playing all sorts of games. Dan loved going out on Friday nights for a fish fry and beer.
He loved kids and animals and adopted a stray cat from the neighborhood and named him Buddy. Dan brought Buddy into the house and let him sleep with him before he was given permission to adopt Buddy.
Dan was very social and outgoing and was always cracking jokes with everyone around him. He enjoyed making up little nicknames for all the staff. Dan was always happy to see new people and he made sure to make everyone he met feel like his best friend. He was very opinionated and was always ready to offer constructive criticism.
Surviving are his sisters, Tina Bombardo, Mary Geddes and Ann Lynn O'Grady; nieces, Kiera Larsen Terrasson and Tanya Larsen Hassell; grand-nieces, Grace Terrasson, Juliette Terrasson, Trinity Terrasson and Alexa Hassell; grand-nephew, Nick Hassell along with his family from the ARC.
He is predeceased by his sister, Gail P. Larson, who passed away in 2019.
Family and friends are invited to call on Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Bohm-Calarco-Smith Funeral Home, 308 East Main Street, Batavia, where funeral services will follow at 6 pm. All who attend are encouraged to wear their favorite sports teams clothing for services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Arc Glow of New York online at www.arcglow.org/index.php/donate-now. Please leave a condolence, share a story, or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.
