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DANIEL J. LUNA
AGE: 79 WARREN
Daniel J. Luna, 79, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at home. Born April 21, 1930 in Piscataway, NJ. He spent his youth in Piscataway, and graduated from Bound Brook High School. He served as a Sergeant in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After leaving the military, he attended Rutgers University, where he received a BS Degree Accounting, and a Masters Degree in Finance. He married Barbara M Luna on July 14, 1956, and they moved to Warren, where they resided for the rest of their lives. They had two children, Daniel F. and Kathleen L. Daniel taught accounting for many years at Raritan Valley Community College. Upon retiring from the college in 2001, he became Professor Emeritus. Daniel was very involved in his community. He was a member and officer of the Republican Club of Warren. He held several positions as a member of the American Legion Post 293, such as Treasurer, Commander, and Vice Commander. He was also Treasurer of the Somerset County American Legion, and formerly of the 40/8 of NJ. He served on the Board of Adjustment for over 20 years, and was chairman for many of those years. He was a 43 year member of the Warren Twp Volunteer Rescue Squad. He worked with Boy Scout Troop 55 in Warren, as Treasurer and Committeeman. Among his many awards, he received Citizen of the Year from the Warren Elks in 2002. He was also named EMT of the Year by Overlook Hospital in 1998. He was a life long member of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church. He loved to fish and he belonged to the Muzzle Loaders Association and was a life member of the NRA.
His wife of 53 years, Barbara, predeceased him in 2009. He is survived by his son, Daniel F. Luna and his wife Christine; his daughter, Kathleen Britt and her husband Rory and his grandson, Daniel A. Luna.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Friday, Feb. 26 at The Presbyterian Church, Bound Brook. Visiting will be Wednesday, 7-9 PM and Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home, 225 Mountain Avenue, Bound Brook. Donations may be made to The American Legion Post 293 in Warren, The Warren Township Rescue Squad or The Raritan Valley Community College Scholarship Fund in Daniel Luna's name.
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Memories and Condolences
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Steven Ackaway CPA
March 10, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Finn Tornquist
February 27, 2010
I will always remember Dan, for the time I served on the rescue squad in Warren. He made me feel as though serving the community in this capacity was something not beyond my reach. His easy personality and sense of humor, was one of the things that helped to make my service with the squad a wonderful memory. Gail and I pray that God will sustain his family through their loss.
Finn Tornquist
February 27, 2010
I have such good memories of Dan from my time on the rescue squad in Warren. I will always be grateful to the friendship he extended to me, and the encouragement he gve me. His sense of humor and easy personality was one of the reasons I enjoyed my time with the squad, and he always made me feel like serving the township in this capacity was not something beyond my reach. I will miss him. I pray that God will sustain his family in their loss.
Steven Rubin
February 26, 2010
I am writing to extend my deepest condolences to you and your family. I was so very sad to hear about Dan, he was such a wonderful man.
I had the honor and the pleasure to volunteer with him while attending High School and working with him on the WTRS back in the 1980's. I was very sorry to hear about his passing away. I had the greatest respect for Dan and his dedication to the Warren community. His generous nature and sense of humor will be missed by so many of us that he mentored and guided along the way.
Pat Holden
February 25, 2010
Dear Kat and Rory and families,
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad, especially so soon after your Mom's passing. May you find peace believing that they are together again. My thoughts are prayers are with you and your family through this difficult time.
Pat Holden
Art Ceccato
February 24, 2010
Thank You Dan for your service to our community and to our Country. The thousands of volunteer hours you put in on the Rescue Squad made the difference between life and death for many people. Rest in peace. My condolences to your family.
Ray Visotski
February 24, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. I had the privilege of having Dan help break me in on the WTRS over thirty-two years ago. May his memory be eternal. "Rig 3 is 10-7"
L A
February 23, 2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your familys Dan and Kathleen, Your Dad and Mom I both knew from the college as well as I knew your Dad from the American Legion he was a wonderful man and model citizen to all that knew him. I feel very proud that I got to know both your parents they was wonderful people and I am sorry to see that they have been taken from this world to another but know that they are watching over us all down here. I will keep you both in my prayer as well as for your parents. I can only imagine that you are just like your parents with such good roll models to follow. Grateful we got to know them and share in there lives.
Chanelle Gonzalez
February 23, 2010
My deepest condolences are with you. I would like to share a promise that god has told us in John 5:28,29 28... "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.
I hope this will help in your time of greving. My sincere condolences are with your family.
Joyce Mahon
February 23, 2010
Once again Warren has lost a longtime friend and dedicated citizen. You will be missed Dan. God Bless.
Marilyn Methfessel
February 23, 2010
My thoughts & prayers go out to the family of Dan Luna. I have many fond memories of Dan while we were on the WTRS.
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