DANIEL SCHICK JR.

On Monday, August 14, 2023, Daniel Schick Jr. passed away peacefully in his home in New Dover, Ohio, after an extended battle with pancreatic cancer.

In his short time on earth, Danny accomplished many things. Dan’s proudest accomplishment was raising his two wonderful children, Olivia and Benjamin Schick. Dan was extremely proud that Olivia played softball at Ohio Dominican University and is studying to be a nurse like her Aunt Sue, and that Benjamin already owns and operates his own small business in Delaware, Ben’s Landscaping, while studying construction management at OSU-Marion.

In total, Dan ran 10 marathons, qualifying multiple times for the Boston Marathon. In addition to running, Dan loved the outdoors. He especially loved hunting and fishing with his son. Whether it was duck hunting or perch fishing, deer hunting or catching walleye, depending on the season, Dan would be enjoying and tagging the biggest deer, bagging more ducks or landing the most fish. This was always to everyone else’s frustration and admiration, because he always made it look so easy.

Dan was a carpenter by trade. Dan worked for Corna Kokosing for almost 30 years, where he was a superintendent. Dan once called

himself a master builder in jest, but it was a true statement. In addition to many of his own projects, he would often find himself helping others first. He helped pour concrete, put on roofs, install bathrooms, build kitchens, install windows, swap out engines in a car, install an air conditioner and more. Dan was someone who proved and embodied that you can do anything with your own two hands, and that through sheer force of will you can do anything you set your mind to. Dan was the person you called for help, and the magnitude of this loss cannot be overstated.

Finally, Dan loved to travel. Dan’s idea of travel was not a beach in Florida. Dan’s idea of travel was backpacking and portaging a canoe on Isle Royale in the middle of Lake Superior; traveling to Yellowstone, or crossing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in a canoe he made himself by steaming the wood for bending in his kitchen. That was Dan. He made everything around him better, and he had so much more he planned on doing.

Dan is survived by his children, Benjamin Schick and Olivia Schick; his widow, Dawn; his mother, Wanda Schick; his sister, Susan and brother, Brian (Sandy), and his partner of five years, Melissa Tewart-Darwin.

Dan was preceded in death by his brother, David; his father, Dan Sr.; his paternal grandparents, John Schick Sr. and Virginia Schick, and his maternal grandparents, Francis Zuchowski Sr. and Alfreda Zuchowski.

A showing took place Friday, August 18, from 5 to 8 p.m., the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral home, 222 East South Boundary Street, Perrysburg. A visitation on Saturday, August 19, was held from 9 to 10 a.m., and funeral services from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at All Saints Catholic Church, 628 Lime City Road, Rossford. A funeral procession took Dan to be buried next to his brother, David, at Calvary Cemetery, 2224 Dorr Street, Toledo. Following the burial there was a short luncheon from 1 to 3 p.m., at All Saints Catholic Church.

The family asks that any donations be made to Ducks Unlimited or Friends of the Boundary Waters on Dan’s behalf.