Obituaries

Mon., Aug. 26, 1996

Seaton ‘Rocky’ Daly, Jr. Spokane

Funeral Mass For Seaton M. “Rocky” Daly, Jr., 51, will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Private burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Daly, a former assistant United States attorney and longtime Spokane resident, died Friday.

He was born in Spokane and graduated from Gonzaga Prep, the University of Santa Clara and Gonzaga University School of Law.

After finishing school he worked as a King County deputy prosecuting attorney and was appointed as an assistant U.S. attorney in 1975.

He resigned in 1978, and he and George Nethercutt Jr., joined his father, Seaton M. Daly, in a private law practice.

He was selected to serve on the Spokane Civil Service Commission in 1979.

His memberships include the Spokane County and Washington State Bar Associations, the American Bar Association and St. Augustine Catholic Parish.

He is survived by a son, Seaton Daly III of Eugene, Ore.; three daughters, Shara Daly of Spokane, Kimber Daly of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Molly Daly of San Jose, Calif.; his parents, Seaton and Dorothy Daly Sr., of Spokane; a brother, Timothy Daly of Columbia, Md.; a sister, Susan Daly of Spokane, and a granddaughter.

Memorial contributions may be made to Gonzaga Preparatory School, the Poor Clare Nuns or the Morning Star Boys Ranch.

, DataTimes

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Obituaries

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

Appeals court says Trump administration must open borders to asylum-seekers

Texas finds Camp Mystic's flood emergency plan deficient for reopening

New: Forest Service plan to close research stations stokes fear as wildfire season approaches