Daniel Ronald Rice

CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. - Daniel Ronald Rice, 46, died Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2009) in Cherry Valley, Ill.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel and one hour prior to the service at Zion Lutheran Church. Interment will be held at the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Daniel was born on Dec. 27, 1962, in Mason City, the son of Ronald C. and Eileen Susan (Lee) Rice.
Daniel went to Parks University in St. Louis and graduated with a degree in aviation technology. He was an aviation maintenance engineer and worked for the U.S. Army at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
Daniel married Julie Moran Jackson on Aug. 26, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. They lived in Huntsville, Ala. He took great pride in his children and enjoyed watching them participate in sports, scouting, school events, and band. Other interests included military history and a love of trains.
Daniel was an avid aviation enthusiast and loved flying airplanes. He enjoyed being able to support the military helicopters, especially the H64 Apache as part of his job at Redstone.
Daniel is survived by his father, Ronald C. Rice, Cherry Valley, Ill; his wife, Julie Moran Jackson Rice, his children Jackson Rice and Lillie Rice, Huntsville, Ala.; sister, Rhoda Sue Fox, her husband, Robert; niece, Rachel Fox and nephew; Joel Fox, Cherry Valley, Ill.; and sister, Sarah Rice-Collins, and her husband, David, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Daniel was preceded in death by his mother, Eileen Susan (Lee) Rice.
A memorial service is being held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, in Huntsville, Ala., at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 625 Airport Road S.W.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Diabetes Association are requested or memorials may be given to the Daniel Rice Memorial Fund.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, 641-357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.