Terence M. McFadden

Terence Michael McFadden passed away peacefully on January 15th, 2016, with his loving family by his bedside. Terry was a loyal son, loving brother, caring friend, doting father, husband, devoted grandfather, and passionate athlete and coach. Throughout his journey, Terry made a positive impact on people who came into his life. Terry is survived by his brother Daniel (Charron), and his children from his marriage to Barbara (Dale); daughters Maureen (Peter), Nancy (Chris) and sons Terry Jr. and Daniel. Terry also had two grandchildren he loved dearly, Shannon and James Cunningham. The family grew in 2005 with Maureen's marriage to Peter; Terry had five more grandchildren, Angela (David) Hoehler, Joseph Bernacchi, Tina (Nick) Schumann, Merlin (Danielle) Corcoran, and Elisha (Henry) Ortivez; and eleven great grandchildren: LuciAnna, Jameson, Giovanni, Connor, Donovan, Evie, Kenzie Kaitlyn, Maddie, Kenzie Nikole, Gerald and Andrew. There are no words to describe what Terry meant to the people that loved him. Terry was born January 31, 1933, in New York City, NY, to Irish immigrant parents Kathleen (Glennon) and Terence McFadden. He was born the oldest of four; Catherine (Kay), Thomas and Daniel were younger siblings. The family made their roots in New York, New York. Terry learned responsibility and the value of a dollar from his hard-working parents. Coming from a working-class Irish family, Terry had more responsibilities than the average child. He shared memories of coming home from recess as a young boy; he had to shovel coal to feed the fireplace, and stories about cold winter mornings when the children were given boiled potatoes, which would act as hand warmers until they got to school, and then the potatoes also doubled as a lunch. Growing up, Terry loved to go to baseball games at Yankee Stadium. In order to earn money for tickets Terry decided to become a shoeshine boy. One day his father surprised him with a beautifully made box. Terry would work on the weekend charging a ""dime for a shine"". Once he had enough money, he would take the bus to Yankee stadium and purchase a seat. His favorite seats were either behind first or third base so he could catch a foul ball. Afternoons would fly by and Terry would make it home by dinner time. Terry graduated from St Vincent's Prep and went on to serve in the Air Force. At first, he served the Air Force in the mailroom where he did well enough to get promoted to bookkeeper. He told stories of getting all his work done in the first hour of the day and trying to look busy for the rest of the day. Terry knew that he had to further his education and had dreams of coaching young athletes; so utilizing a letter of recommendation from his superior officer he applied to a few colleges in the New York area. Terry was accepted by Manhattan State College, and went on to pursue his dream of one day becoming a coach. He applied to the teaching school because he thought that in order to become a coach, one had to be a teacher first. He focused on his studies and did well in school. It was during the time at Manhattan College, that Terry fell in love with Barbara. During his tenure at Manhattan College he decided to ""walk on"" to the track team. Through blind determination, he showed up to practice one day and asked Coach Eastman if he could just ""workout with the guys""; through dedication and hard work, he would eventually work his way onto the team. As a runner, he would excel at distance sprinting in the 400 meter and 800 meter distances. His love for track would eventually lead to him dedicating countless hours of research into the study of how to improve athleticism. Terry furthered his education obtaining a Master's degree in 1961 at Notre Dame University. One of his first writings was published shortly thereafter in a magazine where Terry recognized excellence in athletics. Terry lived much of his life in New Jersey and New York state. In addition to teaching, and coaching, golf and tennis captured much of his free time. He shared his love of tennis with his daughters and golfed with both of his sons. Terry had fond memories of many golf outings including trips to Ireland and Scotland to play some rounds at golf's birthplace. One of Terry's true loves was Ireland. Those that knew him were honored with stories of the old country from Dunmore, in County Galway to Donegal in the north. Terry made several trips to Ireland with his parents, with Danny and Terry and later with Maureen, Shannon and Jimmy. Terry moved to Colorado in 1997 to be closer to his grandchildren, after their father passed away. Terry helped Shannon and Jimmy with everything from after school sports to homework. He coached Jimmy in track, football, and basketball, and Terry helped Shannon in gymnastics and coached her in tennis. When the family grew in 2005, Terry had a larger family to coach. He mentored his great-grandson Andrew in track and would spend countless hours helping prepare him for football season. Terry coached hundreds of athletes. Year after year he prepared athletes for success. He was a great coach because he truly cared about each individual player. His no-nonsense attitude set the expectation for players to be the best they could be, while developing a winning attitude. Terry truly loved his players and his family, proving his love through countless hours of practice and hard work researching new dynamic workouts. Terry married Irina (Marshankina) in 2009. They spent several years together before they divorced in 2016, shortly before his death. Terry's legacy is carried by the family that he passionately loved, and by the countless athletes that he helped shape. Terry showed how much he loved his family by how he spent his time. He was there to provide a helping hand; whether it be a ride to practice, giving abundant advice and guidance, or help with homework. Terry was loved dearly, and will be remembered forever as simply a great man. Services will be held in Terry's honor as follows: Celebration of Life: Thursday, February 4, 2016, starting at Seven O'Clock in the Evening. There will be refreshments served in the Reception Center following Prayer and Sharing in the chapel. Funeral Mass: Friday, February 5, 2016 at Ten-thirty in the Morning at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 6673 West Chatfield Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80128 Interment: Fort Logan National Cemetery: Friday, February 5, 2016 at One-thirty in the Afternoon. Please share your memories of Terry and offer condolences to his family by signing the guestbook below. Memorial donations in Terence's honor may be made to the Denver Hospice 501 S. 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