Daniel F. Brazas, Sr. – Age 81, beloved husband of Mary “Ginger” Brazas, died unexpectedly at their home on Sunday, October 20, 2024.
Daniel was born in Cambridge, MA, April 3, 1943, son of the late Frank J. and Claire L.
(Valentino) Brazas and was raised in Billerica before moving to Nashua, NH in 1973. He
proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
For the later part of his life, Daniel was a self-employed General Contractor and owned
Dan-Bee Construction Inc. He was a lifetime member of the Hudson Fish and Game Club and the Hudson American Legion. In addition to spending time with family, he was an avid deep-sea fisherman and hunter. For years he fished and hunted with his son, Dan, Jr. and grandson, Frank.
Besides his wife, Daniel is survived by his daughter Jamie Stephenson and her husband Christopher of Wadsworth, IL; daughter Jodie Thompson of Milford, NH; his son, Daniel F. Brazas Jr. of Nashua, NH; his brother, Kenneth Brazas and his wife Donna of NH and his three grandchildren, Frank, Alexandra and Luke and his great grandchildren, Colby and Kinsley. He is also survived by his former son-in-law, Michael Thompson of Chelmsford. He was preceded in death by his brother Ronald Brazas. Other special people in his life include Melissa, Ethan, Bradley, Tara, Atticus, Alyssa and Kevin.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, 66 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA, from 4-7 p.m. His funeral will be held Thursday at the funeral home at 11 a.m. A graveside service will be held at the Fox Hill Cemetery, 130 Andover Rd., Billerica at 12 Noon. Memorial contributions may be made in Daniel’s name to Gateway for Cancer Research, www.gatewaycr.org
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