RICE, Daniel Ronald

RICE, LEE, JACKSON, FOX, COLLINS

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/25/2013 at 00:01:28

Daniel Ronald Rice, 46, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in Cherry Valley,
Ill. A funeral service was held Monday Jan. 26, 2009, at Zion Lutheran Church,
Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Interment was held at the
Clear Lake Cemetery.

Daniel was born Dec. 27, 1962 in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Ronald C. and
Eileen Susan (Lee) Rice.

Daniel went to Parks University in St. Louis, Mo. 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. They lived in Huntsville.
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; sister, Rhoda Sue Fox and her husband, Robert; niece, Rachel Fox and
nephew, Joel Fox, Cherry Valley; 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 will be held Saturday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m., in Huntsville,
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.