Please join us to celebrate this life well lived.

A Celebration of Life for Daniel Arthur Selahowski will be held Friday, October 16th at Coats funeral home; 8909 Dixie Hwy, Village of Clarkston, MI 48348. Visitation from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. followed by remembrances from loved ones. The family would love for anyone to please share a few words, a memory, or a favorite story about Dan that you will always remember. Dan Selahowski passed away peacefully at home on April 11, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on March 2, 1948, in Royal Oak, MI to Arthur and Edna (Balcerzak) Selahowski.

We will forever miss his kindness, his love for his family, his spirit, and his compassion for the community of people around him. The world was a brighter place with him in it. Dan is survived by; his wife of nearly 48 years, Maura (Caruth); sons Kyle (Lisa), Evan (Julie) and Collin (Jessie); grandchildren, Madison, Owen, Ellie, Wyatt and Fia; sister, Janice and brother-in-law, Ronald Smolinski. He was loved by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Dan was preceded in death by; Parents, Arthur and Edna Selahowski. Dan was a graduate of Madison Heights High School. After graduating, he joined the Navy and served as a weatherman onboard multiple aircraft carriers. He always felt serving this country was one of his greatest honors. Upon discharge four years later, Dan attended Central Michigan University and then pursued his passion of caring and helping by attending New York University where he earned his degree in physical therapy and met the woman with whom he would share his life; his future wife Maura.

Dan loved the outdoors and it didn’t matter how he was experiencing it. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, photography, morrel hunting, gardening and so much more. If you could do it outside, he took it on.

Dan certainly followed his own advice to - “Find a job you love and never stop stretching that goal. Be willing to take the job nobody wants and don’t let the “no’s” stop you.” Dan began his career with the Sister Kenny Foundation at Pontiac General Hospital and became the Director of PT. In 1984 he and a partner started Prescription Fitness Inc. in Waterford, Michigan, where he worked tirelessly to serve the community and developed an outstanding reputation.

Dan loved working with everyone and seemed especially drawn to high school athletes. He was a volunteer soccer and basketball coach for many years at Our Lady of the Lakes in Waterford and assisted with training and coaching several travel soccer teams. Even in retirement, Dan volunteered at Pentwater Schools with their soccer team and provided training for athletes in all sports. He became known as “Trainer Dan”. Although Dan did rehab many professional athletes, he always loved working with “the kids”.

Volunteering was just a part of Dan’s composition and for many years he served as a trainer to the US Roller Sports teams. He had the honor of being the trainer for the US in-line roller skating team at the World Championships in Australia. In Pentwater he became an active member of the Pentwater Lake Association and the Pentwater school Boosters, working tirelessly to help provide more for the sports teams. He was always looking for the next fundraiser!

With all his volunteerism, it never compared to the roles he cherished most – husband, father and later grandfather. The tapestry of who Dan was, is beautiful. A gentle soul who never met a stranger and always looked for the good in people. He could make anyone laugh. Each day he started with a prayer that he would be in a position to do something kind for someone. Somehow, he always managed to fulfill that prayer through coaching, helping someone in need, assisting with food distribution, or developing other opportunities to improve a life. As a humble man, he never took credit for all the contributions he made or all the people he touched. Dan taught his sons to “be kind to the stranger no one sees”. He led a full life with honesty and integrity.