William Penn Daly, age 82, of Sarasota, FL and Scituate, MA, passed peacefully on June 16, 2024.

Bill was born on April 19, 1942 in Worcester and was raised in Wellesley MA. He was the son of the late L. Sheldon Daly & Gertude (Foley) Daly and a brother to the late L Sheldon Jr (Nancy), the late Timothy (Gael), the late Robert, the late Mary Gertrude Cahill (Bill) and David (Denise).  He also was an uncle to many nieces and nephews that he enjoyed spending time with.

He was a graduate of Boston College High School, Class of 1960 and earned his Bachelor's Degree at Boston College in 1964 proudly becoming a double eagle. Bill met the love of his life, Mary Lu Young while working at the Wellesley Friendly's Ice Cream.  They married in 1967 and eventually settled in Scituate, MA. Together they have three devoted children, Elizabeth, Thomas and William Jr, who he met in heaven at the time of his passing.

Throughout his young years, Bill played multiple sports including basketball and football. He went on to be a walk-on member of Boston College's football team his freshman year.  He was a long time season ticket holder which brought him back to his alma mater on a regular basis with family.  He followed his father's footsteps and was a member of Hatherly Country Club for most of his life where he met a core group, affectionately known as "The Geezers", which developed into lifelong friendships. Bill was also a resident and member of the Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club in Sarasota, FL.

Bill started his lengthy career in the food service industry at Howdy Beef n Burgers and then moved over to their little coffee and donut chain - Dunkin Donuts in 1970.  He worked at Dunkin Brands for 29 years in a variety of roles before retiring to become partners with his three children and a long time business associate, Bernie Kenney. The Daly/Kenney Group was established in 1999 acquiring their own Dunkin franchises in New Bedford and Fairhaven MA.  He was very active in the franchisee community as a board member of the Dunkin Donuts Northeast Distribution Center, co-chairman of the Dunkin Donuts National Distribution Center, board member of the Cape Cod Distributors and a member of the Dunkin Donuts Independent Franchise Owners Association Hall.  In 2014 he was inducted into their Hall of Fame and was  the only individual who was both a franchisee and corporate member.

Bill is survived by his loving wife, Mary Lu (Young) Daly, his children and their spouses, Elizabeth Brulport and husband Mark of Rochester MA, Thomas Daly and his wife Tiffany of Sarasota FL and daughter-in-law Susan Daly of Foxboro MA. Bill is also survived by his nine devoted grandchildren who were a sparkle in his eyes, Shane, Emma, Lily, Brady, and Carter Daly, Tori and Max Brulport, Gavyn Bleile and Logan Daly.

A visitation will be held Thursday, June 20th, 2024 from 4-7pm at the McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home-1 Summer Street, Cohasset. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 21st at 10am at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Cohasset. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Foxborough Touchdown Club - In Memory of Bill Daly Jr, PO Box 465, Foxborough, MA 02035.

Visit www.mcnamara-sparrell.com for guestbook and directions.

Foxborough Touchdown Club-In Memory of Bill Daly, Jr.
PO Box 465, Foxborough MA 02035