Dan was born to Melvin and Nellie (Johnson) Jones on August 13, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Hickman Mills Senior High School in 1977 then went on to study Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla (Missouri S&T) graduating December 1981. He began his EE Power Generation Career at OG&E in Konawa, Oklahoma.
Dan married his high school sweetheart Myrna Smith on April 3, 1982, then the couple moved to Ada, Oklahoma the Sunday after their wedding. After living in Oklahoma for 3 years the couple moved to Columbia for Dan to work at UE and after 5 years of marriage the couple welcomed their daughter and then 2 years later their son.
Throughout the years Dan volunteered helping with the church youth groups, most recently, driving youth to Paynesville, Minnesota, year after year. He changed many kids' lives just by how he lived.
Dan worked at various Power Generation and Engineering firms before retiring from Evergy in the Kansas City, Missouri metro in April 2021 and immediately started treatment.
Dan is survived by his wife of 42 years Myrna; his dad, Melvin and his brother, Ron; his daughter Andrea Wilson (David); son Aaron Jones; 3 grandchildren, Titus, Lydia and Sarah Wilson; nieces and nephews; and many, many friends and loved ones.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), in the Kansas City, Missouri area, mailing address and website link found below.
Celebration of his Life will be at a later date.
DONATIONS
Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkDonation Processing Center, PO Box 5041, Boone, Iowa 50950-0041
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