- Date Of Birth: January 7, 1923
- Date Of Death: August 31, 2011
- State: Arizona
Daniel J. McNamara died on August 31, 2011 at the age of 88 with his family by his side.
Born in Santa Monica, he spent most of his life in the East Bay, graduating from St. Joseph High School in Alameda. He attended St. Mary’s College and worked in the Richmond shipyards throughout his studies, graduating from UC Berkeley in 1943. He then enlisted in the US Navy, where he served for three years during the second world war as a lieutenant on the USS Biloxi in the Pacific Theater.
He completed law school at the University of San Francisco under the GI bill, after which he worked for the District Attorney of Oakland and the Port of Oakland before starting his own practice. The McNamara law firm in Walnut Creek grew to become the largest civil litigation firm in Contra Costa County, with three offices and over 50 attorneys.
An avid lover of golf, he was the proud recipient of three holes in one during his lifetime. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary, his children, Daniel Jr, Peter, Thomas, John, Mary, and Katherine, and eight grandchildren.
