Dan graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 1962. He later worked in various computer programmer positions for the Texas Secretary of State, the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Railroad Commission, and Appletree Markets, Inc. He was also actively involved in working out at his local gym and working around the house.
He is preceded in death by his father, Clifford Lee Williams, and mother, Helen Ruth Williams.
Dan is survived by his sisters Cynthia Ann Machen and Delma Jane Talley. No services are being planned at this time.