r.i.p. uncle dan...

my dads younger brother , my uncle dan passed away on sunday , feb. 24th , 2008 . he was my favorite uncle on my dads side of the family , a real fun loving jokester.we always had plenty of fun around him and his family . and unfortunately , like so many relatives from that era , we hadn't seen or communicated for 35 years or so.to his family , our deepest sympathies...and now dad has some more company...below i am posting his obit , taken from "our midland dot com" . hope they don't mind too much...


Daniel Edward Hoover Sr.
Daniel Edward Hoover Sr., born on July 7, 1931, in Clare County, passed from this world on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, embraced in the arms of those who loved him.

Daniel moved to Midland where he worked for The Dow Chemical Co. until his retirement in 1982. He then opened his own company, MidMichigan Repair, Inc. He thrived in the creative challenges of the business world until his second retirement due to health problems in 1991. He then somewhat reluctantly passed the business into the willing hands of his son Ruhl. The business is still open and growing today under Rulh's management and has grown with the addition of an archery division,

The freedom of "true" retirement adventure began for Daniel and his loving companion, Lorraine Farmer, as they traveled the United States in their motor home. He reveled in the visits of his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We who have loved him dearly will now remember him in our hearts forever.

Surviving Daniel are his children, Kathryn Lavanah "Kitty" Hoover Taylor of California, Lorna Hoover (Brad) Walmsley, Daniel (Martha) Hoover III, Douglas (Becky) Hoover, Ruhl (Marilyn) Hoover all of Midland, Jill Hoover (Craig) Thurston of Frankenmuth and Jackie Hoover (Oley) Larsen of Duluth, Minn; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; his brother Dwayne Hoover of Las Vegas, Nev.; his sister, Phyllis Byers of Zainesville, Ohio; and his loving companion, Lorraine Farmer and her children Cindy Wickman and William Farmer. He was preceded in death by his son, Charles Hoover; his parents, Roy A. and Mirla (Budd) Hoover; his brother Ben Hoover; brother-in-law and friend Herb Byers; and his granddaughter, Ashley Cook.

A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, from 5-7 p.m. at the Smith-Miner Funeral Home.

Published in the Midland Daily News on 2/26/2008.