DANIEL JAMES ‘DAN’ FORAN

It is with immense sadness that the children of Daniel “Dan” Foran Jr. announce his passing.
Dan, 65, of 616 Church St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances.
He was born Dec. 27, 1936 in Fort Frances to the late Daniel Joseph Sr. and Olive Foran.
Dan attended St. Mary’s School and Fort Frances High School.
As a boy and young man, Dan loved hockey. He spent hours playing and practising at local rinks and in his own back yard. Dan excelled at the game. In 1953, at the age of 16, he was invited to the Detroit Red Wing Jr.’s spring training camp in Brandon, Man.
The exceptional left-winger was noticed for his talents by “Pops” McLean (a trainer for Detroit) and was asked to return that fall to try out for a spot on the team. Unfortunately, that summer, after receiving a full-time job at Sand Island Falls, Dan opted for full-time work rather than a part-time hockey career.
He started working at Sand Island Falls on the “Gator.” From 1954 to 1958, he worked on the “393” and the “340,” winding up his lake career towing logs from the upper Rainy Lake to the mill in Fort Frances on the “Hallett.”
He started working for Ontario Minnesota on Aug. 4, 1958. He worked for Boise Cascade for 30 years, finishing his career as a Class ‘A’ pipefitter.
He enjoyed working on the pipe gang and made many lifelong friends. He was well-respected by union members for his strong convictions.
On Oct. 27, 1958, Dan married Margaret “Joyce” Fagerdahl. Dan and Joyce had four children, Carla, Dana, Thomas, and Janine. Dan spent many happy hours at his “cottage” on Rocky Islet Bay, fishing and relaxing with his family and friends.
His pride and joy were his children and his grandchildren.
Dan was predeceased by one brother, Donald “Butch” Dault; and one sister, Emma, and her husband, Leonard Thorne.
Daniel is survived by his four children, Carla and husband, Gordon Galbraith, of Fort Frances, Ont., Dana and husband, Robert Lynn Cain, of Devlin, Ont., and Thomas Foran, and Janine and husband, Ernest Cousineau, all of Fort Frances, Ont.; and six grandchildren, Joseph, Sasha, and Jon-Paul Galbraith, Jill Foran, and Nathan and Daniel Cousineau.
Also surviving are one brother, Pat Foran, and sister-in-law, Loretta Foran of Fort Frances, Ont.; sister-in-law, Harriet Dault of International Falls, Mn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A vigil service will take place Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances, with Fr. Eugene Whyte O.M.I. officiating.
Interment will take place in Devlin Cemetery in Devlin at a later date.
Honourary pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
Should family and friends so desire, in memoriam donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 920 Frenette Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 3N4.