Daniel Hedberg

Daniel Hedberg
January 16, 1940 ~ December 1, 2016

Daniel Hedberg, a native of Rochester, NY passed peacefully at his home on December 1, 2016.
Dan's visitation will be Sunday 12-4 PM at the Funeral Home, 1411 Vintage Lane (between 390 & Long Pond Rd.). Dan's Funeral Mass will be, Monday, 9:30 AM at Our Mother of Sorrows Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to Camp Haccamo, 809 Five Points Rd., Rush, NY 14543 or Our Mother of Sorrows Church, 5000 Mt Read Blvd, Rochester, NY 14612 in Dan's memory.
Dan was a proud father, grandfather, great grandfather, veteran, educator, business leader, active parishioner, volunteer, avid golfer and Notre Dame fan.
Dan's service in the Navy contributed to his strong work ethic and discipline that he integrated into raising a family, his various careers and service to his community.
He received his formal education at both RIT and the University of Rochester. He used his BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Mathematical Statistics and Adult Education thought various careers, which included 28 years at Kodak and then as a Leadership Consultant for Monad Associates, which he founded in 1990.
He was very active in the community, spending over 20 years working with various clients, including Health Systems, School Districts, Government Agencies and various local businesses.
He took pride in teaching degree courses and training programs at many community and 4-year institutions.
As Dan was a firm believer in balance, he invested time as an active parishioner at Mother of Sorrows. He was an active member of the Greece Rotary Club and a Charter Member of Greater Rochester Quality Council (GRQC) and GRACE.
Of all of his accomplishments, he was most proud of his family. He is predeceased by his parents, Lawrence Hedberg and Ruth Hedberg-Leach and his step-father, Clifford Leach; sister Betty Morris. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Maureen, his four children, Kimberly (Phillip Fico), Mark (Ann), Kevin (Jodi) and Matthew (Nancy), seven grandchildren Justine, Jaclyn, Russell, William, Jacob, Kathryn and Mary Grace, his two great-grandchildren Haylee and Parker.
Dan was known to be smart, quirky, strong-willed , creative and inquisitive. He was a good listener, organized, very detail orientated and challenged others to think for themselves. He particularly liked to read, highlight and summarize each book he read. Dan's other hobbies included hunting, golfing, traveling and taking care of his pool. During his free time, he enjoyed watching war movies and western movies featuring John Wayne. Dan was also a big supporter of the Greece Rotary Club. The most important aspects of his life were his family, his faith and a desire to learn. Dan liked teaching life lessons to his children and grandchildren and he loved to encourage people to be the best version of themselves. Dan will always be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by everyone who knew and loved him.