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Aedan Hurley
May 19, 2020
Mr. Boone was a very close friend of my father, Bernie Hurley, from St. Joe's College. Mr. Boone was my father's best man at his wedding to my mother, Gwendolen, and later he became my godfather in 1962. He sent me a postcard from Michigan for my birthday one year too. I had tried to find him when my father died in 2004 but was unsuccessful. It saddens me to have finally found him with the news of his passing. Rest in Peace, godfather.
Aedan Hurley
Son of Bernie Hurley
Thomas Humphrey
January 3, 2020
Throughout college and beyond those years, I admired Dan. He and Sally attended our wedding in Trenton, NJ and the two of them never changed. Our last meeting was at our St. Joseph's Univ.50th class reunion As his nephew said in another tribute, he lived his faith and was a suitable role model for many. Out of touch for many years since his move to Michigan, the distance did not lessen our memories of this humble man. Getting an e mail today about his death in December, struck me like a bolt of unexpected, but not surprising news. Our condolences and prayers are offered for his eternal peace and for comfort and peace to Sally and his entire family.
Tom and Lorraine Humphrey, Yardley, PA
Dave Morgan
December 17, 2019
One of the kindest men I ever had the honor to know. A great man in every way! Dan will be missed by many but the kindness he showed to everyone will never be forgotten. May God bless his soul and his family
Everett Monroe
December 17, 2019
Please accept my condolences for your loss. Peace be with you..
-Everett Monroe
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Diane Grundy
December 16, 2019
I worked with Dan from 1971-1990 at Social Security in Battle Creek. He was an amazing man, always looking out for the well-being of employees and the public. He was the organizer of pancake mornings, something we needed during some stressful times. Please accept my condolences.
Michael R Boone (nephew)
December 15, 2019
Where to begin? I guess I will start by saying that to me Uncle Dan was a role model, a role model on how to live a Christian life. His last request to me was to Spread the Word, the word of God. He did not preach the word but lived it every day of his life. His message was clear, love one another. He loved God, his family and his love for people had no barriers. He loved his country which he proudly served, his city which he livedhe frequently signed his letters From Cereal City, the multicultural parish in which he worshipped and I could go on.
Be kind to one another. Those who knew Uncle Dan will tell you that it would be hard to find a more caring, compassionate or thoughtful person. Selfless is another word I would use to describe him. One of his favorite stories told to us was of the Four Chaplains a Methodist Minister, priest, rabbi, Minister of the Dutch Reformed Faith and their unselfish heroic acts as their ship sank in the icy north Atlantic during the war. He was so moved by their story he wrote an article in the local newspaper on the 70th anniversary of the sinking of their ship titled; All Four Shared the Same Father
Family history was very important to Uncle Dan. His passion to tell the story of his ancestors and his past was unsurpassed by anyone in the family. He had provided all of us volumes of pictures and he even wrote family chronicles complete with recipes on meals they used to eat. The details he remembered were incredible.
I had only known him to make one mistake in life. On my 15th birthday I asked him if I could drive his old Volkswagen Beetle up and down the driveway. So he handed me the keys and my two younger brothers and I piled in and away we went. I won't go into detail on how this story ended.
Uncle Dan lived a comfortable but very simple lifestyle. He had the basic necessities he needed in life, nothing frivolous or outlandish. The most over the top item I thought that he purchased was a bicycle. At age 85 he bought a new bicycle. He told me he could no longer physically make it up the hills so he bought an electrically assisted bike. He was so proud of it and knowing how much I liked to cycle he insisted that I ride it. What a blast!
I had a wonderful opportunity this past September to spend 5 or 6 hours alone with his undivided attention. We just talked the whole time and we even forgot to eat a meal that was prepared for us. This time together only confirmed what I knew about Uncle Dan, he was a role model, my role model sent from God on how to live a Christian life. He made it up the hill and he really didn't need his new bike.
Elizabeth Neumeyer
December 14, 2019
Dan was a colleague of mine in the Social Science Department at KCC. He taught for us as an adjunct for many years. He was always a thoughtful, cheerful and helping man. Dan will be missed. My condolences to his family, particularly to Michael who was one of my students many years ago. You had a great dad in Dan.
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