GUILDERLAND — “Lawrence H. Daly, Ph.D., left us alone at home in the twilight of his 90th year on Wednesday, July 21, 2021,” his family wrote in a tribute.

“Larry attended a primitive one-room school with siblings and cousins as classmates and their Aunt Maggie the only teacher for all grades,” the tribute went on. “Students worked together getting firewood for the stove, water from the well, and sharing the privy.

“After graduating from Hudson Falls High School, Larry earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from UAlbany (then Albany State Teachers College) where he also received varsity letters in baseball and soccer. He then completed a Ph.D. in inorganic/analytical chemistry at RPI.

“He returned to UAlbany to teach chemistry for the next 50 years as the small college evolved into the university it is today. Larry looked forward to new freshmen every fall, advised almost every student going through the chemistry department, and was committed to their success.

“He co-authored several published research papers and a textbook that is now a classic reference. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, and Kappa Delta Rho fraternity.

“Baseball with the Smiths Basin Athletic Club was a highlight of his youth, as was the toy chemistry set in the barn. He built toys like an opaque projector for his children, and was a carpenter, cabinetmaker, plumber, electrician, landscaper, painter, and anything else for his busy, growing family. He enjoyed building electronic devices; classical music, particularly opera; mystery books; kittens; and coffee.”

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He is survived by his spouse of 60 years, Salome “Sally” Szwajkos Daly; by his children, Susan Daly Therio and her husband, Frank, Audrey E. Daly and her fiancé, Michael Gilman, and Timothy M. Daly and his wife, Wanda; by his grandchildren, Isaias Therio and Quinlan Daly; by his sister, Ann Dingman and her husband, Richard; by his sister-in-law, Carol Daly, widow of James Daly; and by his many nieces and nephews.

His parents, T. Brian and Dorothea Finn Daly, died before him, as did his twin brother, Timothy B. Daly and his wife, Cathy; his brother, James Daly; and his sisters, Dorothy Truesdale and Mary Lou Sweet.

Friends may call from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at St. Joseph Church at 164 Broadway in Fort Edward followed by a Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. The Rite of Committal will follow in the family plot, historic Sandy Hill and Fort Edward Union Cemetery in Fort Edward.

Memorial messages may be left at www.altamontenterprise.com/milestones.

Memorial contributions may be made to Union Cemetery, Special Fund, 8 Schuyler St., Hudson Falls, NY 12839 or to the Old Fort House Museum, Post Office Box 106, Fort Edward, NY12839 and/or WMHT radio.

A Mass for his 90th birthday will be celebrated at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, at All Saints Catholic Church at 16 Homestead Street (across from UAlbany entrance) in Albany, New York.