Worcester – Daniel F. Twomey, 88, passed away on July 24, 2024, at Mountain Valley Hospice House in Gloversville, NY.

He was born June 9, 1936, in Worcester, NY, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Crowley) Twomey.

Dan graduated from Worcester Central School, Class of 1954. After a two-year stint in the Army, he went to Cobleskill Community College and Albany State (MBA 1964).

Along the way, he and six friends took a WWII surplus amphibian DUKW on self-styled friendship tour through Central and South America. The famous Duck trip launched on NBC's "Today" show and landed one year and 27,000 miles later at the Kennedy White House. It was later the subject of an award-winning documentary film, "The Duck Diaries."

A wedding to Dan's college sweetheart, Rosemarie Feuerbach, followed at St. Raphael's Church in East Meadow on Long Island in 1963. Dan and Rose had corresponded throughout the Duck trip. That set the tone for a life full of adventures and global interest and inquiry, including some travel via sabbatical, some under their own steam — to Ireland, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan and China, among others. On one occasion they accepted a student's last-minute invitation to travel for six weeks across Europe as part of a song-and-dance troupe.

Dan worked for the American Management Association in New York City before attending Kent State where he received a Doctorate in Business. He taught Management and Leadership for 15 years at West Virginia University. He was hired as the Tri-Campus Chair of Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ, teaching there for 21 years. While at FDU he was the Co-founder and Director of CHRMS/Institute for Sustainable Enterprise. He was awarded the university's Distinguished Teaching Award and upon retiring was elevated to Professor Emeritus.

For two decades, Dan and Rose wintered in the rainforest in Costa Rica, in a cozy jungle home they built and named Casa de Early Bird — most every day by sunrise, they walked through their backyard to stroll on the beach. There they also created and taught a study-abroad program. They were always gratified to hear from former students about how the trip to Costa Rica influenced their lives.

Anyone who knew Dan also knew his passion for basketball. From shooting a ball through a bottomless peach basket nailed to the barn, to playing on the high school team with his brothers, to years of pickup games, to finally playing in the National Senior Games four times, often with his brothers — and one time winning the Gold.

Dan is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Twomey; their children, Michael (Helen) Twomey, Teresa (Drew Harris) Twomey, Matthew (Alison Rose) Twomey and Luke (Jessica) Twomey; grandchildren, Ariana, Elizabeth, and Katherine Harris, Julia and Georgia Twomey and Sonia Twomey; his twin brother, Thomas (Sal) Twomey; sister, Hannah Emhof; sister-in-law, Ella Mae Twomey and many cherished nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, Cornelius, Alfred, and John (Janet) Twomey and brother-in-law, Carson Emhof.

Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, at Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester, NY.

The funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 31, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 201 Main St., Worcester, NY, with the Rev. Joseph Arockiasamy as celebrant. The burial will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 201 Main St., Worcester, NY, 12197, or to Cherished Mom at www.cherishedmom.org .

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.hellerskinnerfh.com