Richard W. “Rick” Danner, Jr.
1946-2012
Richard W. “Rick” Danner, St. Joseph, Missouri died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center.
He was born September 11, 1946 to Richard Woodrow and Bonny June (Simmons) Danner, Sr.
He married Pat Preston Danner.
He worked at Nestle Purina in the maintenance department for 32 years and at East Hills Mall.
He enjoyed playing golf, working outside and loved the St. Louis Cardinals.
He was preceded in death by his father; daughter, Patricia Lynn; and sister, Bonny Gabriel.
Survivors: his wife, Pat of the home; three sons, Richard W. Danner III (Amy), St. Joseph, Missouri, Ryan Danner (Wendy), Cameron, Missouri, and Russell Danner (Alexandra), St. Joseph, Missouri; five grandchildren; mother, Bonny Danner, and three brothers, Ron, Randy, all of St. Joseph and Rob, Olathe, Kansas; three sisters, Linda, The Colony, Texas, Shirley, Lacomb, Louisiana, Beverly, St. Joseph, Missouri; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Services: 10:00 A.M. Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The Family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 5:00 P.M. Friday. The Family suggests memorial gifts to Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
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Aunt Patty, Rick, Ryan, and Russ,
We were devastated to hear about Uncle Rick’s passing. We love you guys and you will be in our thoughts and prayers during this unbelievably sad time. It is so hard to believe he is gone. Uncle Rick, we will miss your sweet spirit, kind heart, and funny personality. We love you! Rest in Peace.
Love,
Kristy, Mike, Lauren and Lindsey
IT IS WEIRD NOT HAVING GRANDPA HERE I LOVED MORE THAN ANYTHING IM SPEECHLESS OF HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM!!!HE WASNT MENT TO DIE LIKE THIS.I LOVE HIM AND WI ALWAYS BE IN MY HART AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY #1 GRANDPA!!
Grandpas passing happened so quickly its really strange because he always loved to be outside and fix things and garden.Sometimess he would just call us to see if he could fix anything!Love you grandpa <3
Tragic,broken hearted and not much to say. Praying for you Danners, we love you. Love you Uncle Rick forever and always.
Worked with Rick at Friskies a great guy! Will be praying for the family in the coming days. Steve
Pat,
So very sorry to hear of Rick’s passing. My thoughts are with you and your family in this very sad time.
What a shock to hear of Rick’s passing,
our thoughts and prayers are with you
all.
So very sorry for your lose! my prayers are for you! Marsha
We are so very sorry for the lose of your brother we are praying for you both and your family. Sheila Davis
So very sorry for the loss. Our Prayers are with the Danner Family –God Bless
Sharon & Mike
Pat and family,
We had not looked at the paper until today and were shocked to learn of Rick’s passing. Our deepest condolences to each of you.You are in our thoughts and prayers.Rick will be missed in this life but ever close in heart. His sense of humor and kind heart is with each of us who were blessed to know him. God Bless You All
I am so sorry for you loss. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Pat,
I am so sorry to just hear about Rick’s passing. I am truly saddened by his passing. He was a wonderful man with a great sense of humor and very charming and loving friend. He will be sorely missed. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Pat and family,
I just heard about your loss sat. am. I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I’m still so sad to know that we have lost my brother-in-law. Rick was such a fine man…. a great son, a great husband, a great father and grandfather, a great brother…one who was in many ways the glue that held the family together. He will be missed. He was a jokester, always eager to hear everyone laugh, and that will remain in my memory until I die. I recall once when we were at Hurricane Harbor here in Arlington, he kept nudging me and pointing out all the pretty girls in their bikini’s and Pat didn’t say a word. As we sat down to have something to eat, she nudged me and said, “oh, look at those two sexy men in their bikini’s”, and Rick almost broke his neck looking over his shoulder to see who she was referring to. Sis and I burst out laughing because the joke was on him that time. He took it goodnaturedly, as he always did. We will always be able to see Rick, not just in our memories, but through the eyes of his sons and grandchildren…and that’s a blessing no one can take from us. He was a fine man, and though I never told him so, I loved him dearly.
Johnny
I have only been apart of the Danner Family for 17 years. Rick was my father in law for half my life. His son Rik has been my husband for half my life. I am so thankful I was blessed to be apart of and able to help add to the Danner Legacy!I will miss and always remember Rick!Rick, Patty, Rik, Ryan,and Russ. Thank you all for letting me be apart of your lives.
My heart is broken! Still can’t believe this!
I still can hardly believe it. I will miss him. I will always remember the fun time’s we all had. I felt like part of the family in your house and he was always cracking jokes,having a good time and helping others. He is a great man and will be missed by many. My heart goes out to all the family.
So here is my family. They are down for vacation and yet something is missing. We are going through the motions, talking, having fun but we are all thinking the same thing. Rick. Where is he? When we had our first get together this last week, I found myself looking for him. With such a heavy heart I wanted to keep it locked inside. but it was tonight when all of us wept. Wept what we lost. A force , a kindess, a laughter and smile I can not explain and a love so unconditional for all of us I just ache. I love you my Danner family . Always here for you all and we love and miss him. Uncle Rick you have no idea how many lives you touched and how much we love and miss you. Love and Prayers for always and forever. Texas Kells…your girl. Love you Aunt Patty and my cousins. Love you so darn much
To my DAD!
I will never understand…but one thing I do understand is the GOD takes the best. You were always there to help anyone that needed it. You were always there no matter if it was just a talk, or a good laugh you were always there. I can never thank you enough for this. You not only showed me how to grow up and be a man but a father just like you. I know you never said I love you very much but you did not need too. The love you gave everyone touched our hearts forever. I now know that the biggest Cardinal fan is in heaven getting to watch every game. I will forever miss you. Uncle Johnny…he knew you loved him and he loved you. This last vacation has been one of the hardest things i have done in a while, but just like DAD we hung together like a family, like GLUE and took steps forward. DAD showed us boys that life don’t quit when someone is gone, someone else has to step up and direct traffic. LOVE YOU DAD!!