Daniel James Jewell Tyrcha

Daniel James Jewell-Tyrcha, born as Sarah Jewell Tyrcha, 20, of Scituate, Massachusetts passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Daniel was born at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Paula Renier Jewell and Jeffrey Andrew Tyrcha, of Scituate, Massachusetts. He was the cherished brother of Rosemary Tyrcha, 17, of Scituate, Massachusetts and beloved by extended family across the United States. Dani graduated in 2017 from Scituate High School, was a junior at Wesleyan University, a leader in the United Universalist’s Youth Empowerment and Spirituality (YES) Conference held at Star Island annually, and respected co-op student working with WesPress at Wesleyan. Our loss is shared by friends across the world in England, Spain, France, and Italy.

A visitation will be held on Friday, January 31 from 4 – 8 pm at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. Funeral Service will take place on Saturday February 1 at 10am from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 465 First Parish Road, Scituate with reception to follow in the church hall.

Donations, in lieu of flowers, are welcome to the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) at GLSEN.org or the Youth Empowerment and Spirituality Conference (with Dani Jewell-Tyrcha or Scholarship Fund in the memo line) receivable by Venmo @Registrar-YESConferenceonStar, PayPal: [email protected] or by check made to RYE, Inc. to Linnie McGuire, 124 Willard Way, Plaistow, NH 03865. Words of comfort can be left at www.richardsongaffeyfuneralhome.com