Daniel Francis McCartney, age 64, died Wednesday at Mount Sinai Hospital after a courageous battle with Myelofibrosis. He is remembered as a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, and coach.

A proud native of Queens, N.Y., Dan attended Mater Christi High School and Manhattan College. He began teaching at The Buckley School in 1974, where he coached football, basketball, and lacrosse until his death, leaving a profound mark on generations of Buckley boys. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Dodie McCartney, his son Ryan, and five siblings, Peg Leder, Noreen Haffner, George McCartney, Kathleen Ryan, and Kevin McCartney.

In lieu of flowers, kindly make contributions to the Myeloproliferative Disease Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, and The Buckley School’s McCartney Scholarship Program. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, 418 Bedford Rd., in Pleasantville, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 16, at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. John & St. Mary (Upper Church), 30 Poillon Rd., in Chappaqua, N.Y., Dan’s home town of over thirty years.