Daniel J.      Hayes

Daniel Joseph Hayes, 60, of Northampton, Mass., formerly of Bethel, died on Wednesday at his home. He was the former husband of Dolly Coutermash Jennings.

Mr Hayes is survived by a son, Daniel J. Hayes, Jr, of Newtown; a daughter, Heather F. Hayes of Bethel; three sisters, Carol Cawood of Ormond Beach, Fla., Helen Wright of Southbury, and Lorraine Hertzog of Fishkill, N.Y.; a granddaughter, Holly Amber Hayes; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr Hayes was born on January 15, 1941, in Stamford, a son of the late Floyd and Florence (Knapp) Hayes. A longtime area resident, he grew up in Ridgefield and lived in Bethel before moving to Northampton, Mass.

He was a paratrooper, Spec 4 in the US Army, serving as a chaplain’s assistant in Korea during the early 1960s. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and was the past president of the Western Connecticut Motorcycle Club. In his early years, he enjoyed hunting.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Holly Ann Hayes.

Memorials may be made to DATAHR Rehabilitation Institute, 135 Old State Road, Brookfield, CT 06904.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 19, at 10 am at the Church of St Mary, Bethel. Burial will be in St Mary’s Cemetery, Bethel.

The family will receive friends at the Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Thursday from 7 until 9 pm.

The Newtown Bee         July 19, 2002