Lewis "Dan" Howard Daniel III's Obituary
Lewis Howard (Dan) Daniel, III passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the age of 61.
Dan was born in Memphis, TN. on June 12, 1961, to his loving parents Lewis and Nancy Henson Daniel. His warm smile touched the lives of many, leaving a lasting impact on all those fortunate enough to have crossed paths with him.
Dan grew up in Memphis attending Presbyterian Day School and Memphis University School where he was a leader on the Cross Country and Track & Field teams, the Student Council and Honor Council on which he served as President during 1979, his senior year. In 1984, Dan graduated from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. A member of the pledge class 220CMF’s Dan became a member of the Kappa Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. After graduating from UTK Dan spent his entire career working in the pharmaceutical and medical sales fields in Alabama, Indiana, and Tennessee. He especially enjoyed working with Doctors and Administrators.
Dan is survived by his father, Lewis H. Daniel, Jr., wife, Mary Kavanagh Day, his children, Hailee Daniel Vieck (Logan) and Tanner Lewis George Daniel (Amber), his grandsons, Greyson Daniel and Jones Vieck, along with Mary’s children, Phoebe, Grace, and Michael, sisters Kathy Daniel Patterson (Greg) and Paige Daniel Alexander (Brian), sisters-in- law Therese Kavanagh Despeaux (Landon) and Colleen Kavanagh (Eric Puknys), nephews Liam Puknys and Christian Despeaux, nieces Allyson Patterson Dalton (Evan), Cameryn Alexander and Chandler Alexander, Anna and Elise Despeaux, Kelsey and Evie Puknys, aunt Linda Daniel Lindhardt and uncle Rev. Larry Daniel (Jennifer), cousins, Jeff Henson, David Henson, Kim Henson Cooley, Karen Henson, Scott Lindhardt, Gordon Wynn, Susan Wynn, Donna Adams Mabry (Mark), Christina Adams Parsley (Billy), Lauren Daniel Ulseth (Tim) and Mark Daniel (Lauren.)
Dan was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy Henson Daniel, grandparents Lewis and Helen Daniel and Wendell and Kathleen Henson, aunts and uncles Jan and Larry Henson, Judy Henson Gross, Nancy Adams (Les), uncle Vagn Lindhardt, and Great Uncle Gerald Henson (Mary.)
Dan’s parents introduced him to boating on Pickwick Lake, and it became a lifetime love. He enjoyed taking his whole family boating, and he taught his kids to waterski at young ages and imbued in them a love of boating. He loved taking his children and grandchildren to the lake and being “Grandpa Dan” brought him great joy!
On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2:00pm, visitation will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN with the Memorial Service following at 3:00pm.
In lieu of flowers the family kindly requests memorial gifts be made in Lewis H. (Dan) Daniel’s memory to support epilepsy research.
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