Patrick Joseph Daly

Patrick Daly was born the 3rd oldest of 7 children in New York City on July 11th, 1926, of Irish immigrant parents, John and Elizabeth (Doherty) Daly. In 1929, the family returned to Ireland, where he spent his early years on his father's farm. He entered the United States Army at Southampton England and was stationed with the Occupation Forces in Vienna, Austria. At the conclusion of his military service in 1950, he worked for the Federal Government and retired in 1987 from the Department of Defense with over 41 years of government service. He retired to Beverly Hills, Florida in 1988.

Patrick was a former member of many social clubs in the area, such as the Beverly Hills Fishing Club, the Beverly Hills Garden Club, the Recreation Association, the Beverly Hills Civic Association, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Irish American Social Club of Beverly Hills, where he taught some traditional irish dancing. Patrick was also, a former member of the tennis clubs of Beverly Hills and Citrus Hills, a charter member of the Beverly Hillbillies Square Dancing Club, a member of the Rainbow Squares Club of Dunnellon, a charter member of the Belleview Dancing Shadows Round Dance Club and a member of the Citrus County Historical Society.

Patrick was a parishoner of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church and was also a Lifetime Member of the VFW Post 10087 in Beverly Hills, a member of the American Legion and a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) and AARP.

Survivors include loving wife Cruz Daly of Beverly Hills, FL; daughter, Maureen Daly of New Jersey; stepson, Carl Metz Jr of Washington; stepdaughters Adela Smith of Georgia and Helene Polazzo of Florida. Also survived by seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and many family and friends.

Visitation, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 11:00AM to 1:00PM at Fero Funeral Home. Chapel Funeral Service, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 1:00PM at Fero Funeral Home. Graveside Service, February 25, 2015 at 2:00PM at Fero Memorial Gardens Cemetery.