Douglas J Dailey

Douglas J. Dailey, retired Lockport teacher December 7, 1943 - March 31, 2015 Douglas J. Dailey of North Tonawanda, a retired Lockport school teacher died Tuesday at his home. He was 71. Born in Lockport he attended Lockport High School, State University of New York at Brockport where he earned a bachelors in Elementary Education, minor in Mathematics and Masters in Education Administration. He was very proud to serve as a teacher and administrator during his 34 year career. In high school he participated in varsity athletics and was a former life rank boy scout. Mr. Dailey was the Director of Aquatics at Lockport Country Club and lifeguard at Briarwood. He was a teacher at George M. Southard, John E. Pound, DeWitt Clinton and North Park Middle Schools before retiring in 1999. While a teacher he was active in the Lockport Teachers Association. Mr. Dailey was President of the Eastern Niagara County Retired Teachers Association 2002-2004, organizing ENCRTA’s 50th year anniversary celebration in 2003. His father, James H. Dailey, also served as ENCRTA president from 1974-1976. Mr. Dailey also enjoyed natural history activities and served as a volunteer with the Education Department of the Buffalo Zoo while his wife, Pat, was employed as the Zoo’s Curator of Education. Following his retirement, Mr. Dailey, became active in RV travel and was President of the Niagara Frontier Allegros RV Club for 6 years. Mr. Dailey was active in his grandsons’ scouting careers, both earning the rank of eagle. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, spending time with family and friends, and exercise through recreational swimming. As an avid NASCAR fan, he travelled via RV to various race locations. Another personal interest was raising and training dogs, particularly golden retrievers, and more currently, his standard poodle, Jed. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Pat; sister, Susan Reph; two sons, James and Douglas; two grandchildren, James and Alex; mother in-law, Bernice Myers, sister in-law, Barbara (Burford) Bowman, her sons, James (Colleen) Bowman and BJ (Patricia) Bowman, daughter Mary (Kirk) Canfield and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will occur at Wattengel Funeral Home 533 Meadow Dr., North Tonawanda Tuesday 2-4pm and 7-9pm. A Memorial Service will be held at the funeral home Wednesday 11am. PDF Printable Version