William & Nancy Dahut

William Laurence Dahut and Nancy Eileen Dahut, of Frederick, passed away within a day of each other. Bill passed on Friday, December 14, 2018  and Nancy passed on Saturday, December 15, 2018. They were married on June 18, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York.

Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 5, 1931, and was the son of the late William and Irene Moran Dahut. Nancy, also born in Brooklyn, July 10, 1935, was the daughter of the late John Joseph and Nancy Donlin Cavanagh.

Bill attended the US Military Academy at West Point, graduated from Brooklyn College and served as an intelligence officer in the US Air Force. He was retired from AT&T, where he worked as a senior executive over a 30-year career. He was on the board of directors for Mount St. Mary's University and St. John's Catholic Prep.

Nancy attended Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross in Washington DC and taught briefly in Brooklyn. She later worked in real estate and retail.  Nancy was a loving mom, grandmother and wife. She was a docent for the Frederick County Historical Society, today known as Frederick Heritage.

They were members of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church and the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center. They were passionate about Catholic education and devoted to one another over 63 years of marriage.

Surviving are their children; William L. Dahut, Jr., and wife Karen, of Bethesda, John M. Dahut and wife Elizabeth, of Kensington and Julie E. O'Connor and husband John, of Walkersville, eight grandchildren; Madeline, Francesca, Anthony and Joseph Dahut, Kathleen Tanquay and husband Andrew, Zachary and Brendan O'Connor and Kristin Johnson.
Bill was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Paul Dahut.

A memorial Mass for Bill and Nancy will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018, at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, 8428 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services. Father Keith Boisvert, will officiate. Private inurnment will be in the Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery, Emmitsburg. Arrangements are with the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, Frederick, MD.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1400 K Street NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005 or to the Georgetown Preparatory School, 10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852.