Daniel Patrick O'Shea

Daniel Patrick O'Shea "Danny" was born September 6th, 1943, in Braddock, Pennsylvania, to Timothy and Loma Connelly O'Shea. He died Friday, April 24th, 2026, at the age of 82. Danny attended Saint Brendon Catholic School, which was also his family's church, through the 6th grade. He then attended Braddock Public Schools and graduated with the Class of 1961, where he played on an outstanding football team. At the time, his team had achieved a then national record of 56 consecutive wins, spanning from 1955 to 1961. This record stood for many years. The book, Striking Gridiron, A Town's Pride and a Teams Shot at Glory During the Biggest Strike in American History, is a record about these years that was published. One of the highlights of these years was when the Notre Dame team came to Pittsburgh to play Pitt. The entire Notre Dame team came to Braddock to see them play Scott, always a big rival. When he graduated high school, he was recruited by Northern Junior College in Tonkawa. When he arrived at Northern, he found many players had been recruited from Western Pennsylvania. He found the people of Oklahoma welcoming and kind. Having completed his associate degree at Northern, he then attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Being from the beautiful hills of Pennsylvania, he didn't care for the area of New Mexico. Having enjoyed his time in Oklahoma, he was contacted by one of Northeastern State University players, who had been one of his teammates at Northern, and the player suggested he attend school at NSU in Tahlequah, and he returned to Oklahoma. He earned his bachelor's, master's, and counselor certification at NSU. He also met the love of his life, Pat McGuire, at NSU. They became engaged the summer after her junior year and married when she graduated in 1968. They would have been married 58 years on July 20th of this year. He had taught at Tulsa Central for two years before they married. After marrying, they moved to Bartlesville where he coached football and taught driver's education at Sooner High School. Upon returning to Tulsa, he was a graduate assistant at TU for their football team. After his TU position, he decided he wanted to work for a trucking company, since he had always wanted to drive an 18-wheeler cross country. He began working for Bama Pie Company where he drove all over the US and Canada, until he took a position at Owasso Public Schools in 1975, where he taught social studies, drivers education, coached football, softball, and 7th grade basketball and later became a College and Career Counselor, a position he truly loved. He still worked for Bama on school breaks and during the summer. He worked for Owasso Public Schools for 30 years and enjoyed every minute of it. He became embedded in the community of Owasso. Upon retirement, he began working for Jack Bogart Trucking Company part time, working for him approximately 25 years, until he passed. Danny volunteered over the years for Meals on Wheels and Barnes Community LLC. Danny had a special love for his family. He enjoyed spending time with his daughter, granddaughter, and grandson, working out, yard work, and traveling, cruises being his favorite vacations. When he was younger, most of his cruising was to the Caribbean. Later in life, travels were to the Mediterranean, Rome, the Greek Isles, Barcelona, Isle of Capri, the French Riviera, and many other countries and cities in the area. His favorite trip was the one to Ireland that OHS faculty and staff gave Patty when she retired. Being 100% Irish, he was always so very proud of his Irish heritage. His trip to Ireland was so special, as his sister and brother-in-law were able to join him. He is survived by his wife Patty (Pat McGuire O'Shea); daughter Shannon O'Shea Smith (Randy); Granddaughter Riley Hyroop; Grandson Remington O'Shea; Sister Linda Byrnes; Nephew Sean Byrnes (Renay); Niece Kelly Wood (Scott); Great-nephews; Ryan Byrnes, Keelan Wood, Keigen Wood; Great-niece Riley Byrnes; cousins Teri O'Shea Holleran, Kevin O'Shea, Jerry Rumble, Jimmy Rumble, and numerous additional nephews, nieces, and cousins, including the Connelly Clan from Braddock. Preceding him in death were his parents, brother Larry, sister Maureen O'Shea Hoey, cousin Jack O'Shea, and brother-in-law Thomas Byrnes. Memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2026, at Mowery Funeral Service Chapel. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso. www.moweryfs.com

Daniel Patrick O'Shea

September 6, 1943 - April 24, 2026