DANIEL WALLACE BACHAND

VERGENNES — Daniel Wallace Bachand, known as Danny, passed away peacefully at McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, Vt., surrounded by loving family and friends after a courageous battle with Glioblastoma. Danny embraced this battle with a beautiful smile, great sense of humor, courage, grace and faith.

Danny was born April 22, 1958, to the late Wallace and Marie Bachand. Danny grew up on the family farm in Swanton. He may have left the family farm on the Bachand road in Swanton in 1979, but the skills he learned from his father and time on the farm remained with him. He was a very meticulous landscaper, who enjoyed working outdoors. He also was a detailed carpenter who could use tools to fix anything. Danny was known for his hard work, integrity, loyalty, kindness and generosity. He had a deep love for his family.

Danny attended St. Anne Elementary Catholic School in Swanton, Vt., graduated from Missisquoi Valley Union High school in 1976, Vermont Technical College in 1979 and Trinity College in 1995. He began his career at Simmonds Precision Products in Vergennes. In 1980, he joined Digital Equipment, as a field service engineer. This job led him to Sunnyvale, Calif., for four years and Buffalo, N.Y., for two years before returning back to Burlington, Vt. Upon the closing of Digital Equipment in 1998, Danny embraced the career roller coaster of a subcontractor, working for Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics, assigned to many locations by each. Danny was hired by Collins Aerospace/Raytheon as an electronic technician, where he retired in May 2025.

On Oct. 9, 1982, he was married to Sue Bachand (née Vaudrin). They lived in Mountain View, Calif., from 1982-1986, and Buffalo, N.Y., from 1986-1988, when they returned to Vermont and settled in to raise their family in Georgia, Vt. They moved to Vergennes, Vt., and settled into their current home in 2017.

Danny is survived by his wife, Sue of 43 years; his children, Jessica (Bachand) and Maxwell Post of Lyndeborough, N.H., and Sean Bachand of Maiden, N.C.; two sisters, Nancy (Bachand) and Jim Ballard of Parish, Fla., and Lisa Bachand and her significant other, Rosaire (Chaz) Larose of Winooski; and nephew Scott Ballard of South Burlington, Vt. Danny was predeceased by his parents, Wallace and Marie Bachand; in-laws, Daniel and Rosemary Miner; and nephew Steven Ballard.

Danny’s family would like to express its tremendous gratitude to the wonderful Oncology Team at Dartmouth Hitchcock, the UVM Infusions Team, Livingston Landscaping, the staff at the McClure Miller Respite House, the staff at Addison County Home Health & Hospice, friends and neighbors for their support during this journey.

Friends and family are invited to Dan’s life celebration, including visitation Tuesday, June 9, from 5-8 p.m., at the Goss Life Celebration Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton, Vt., 05488. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, June 10, at 1 p.m., at the Church of the Nativity, 65 Canada St., Swanton, Vt., 05488. Interment will take place June 11, at 3 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cemetery, 65 Canada Street. Swanton.

For those who wish, donations can be made in Daniel’s memory to McClure Miller Respite House, 1110 Prim Road Colchester, Vt., 05446, or give online at uvmhomehealth.org/give; Addison County Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, Vt., 05753, or online at achhh.org; or Camp Ta-Kum-Ta online at takumta.org/donate.

Condolences, photos and favorite memories may be shared through www.gossfs.com. ◊