Obituary of Danny Newman Hance, Jr.

Danny Newman Hance, Jr., passed away at the age of 67 on July 19th, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.

 

His memorial will be held at the Grandview Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 12801 S, I-35W, Grandview, TX 76050, on Sunday, August 4th at 2:00 p.m.

 

Danny was born on April 26th, 1957, in Dallas, Texas to Helen Combs Hance and Danny Hance Sr. Danny attended Grand Prairie church school, Adams Junior High, and Grand Prairie High School, graduating in 1975. After graduating he started working for the City of Grand Prairie (leaving for a short period to work with his future father-in-law, Dwight Blackwell at Turtle Creek Towers) where he spent about 15 years. In 1991 he started working as a state employee for the 136th Civil Engineering Squadron starting out at the Naval Air Station at Hensley Field, then transferred to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth where he served as the maintenance supervisor and then finished his career back at Hensley Field where he retired on July 31, 2014. During his life Danny enjoyed many things. Motorcycles and spreading the word of God are just a couple. You could always find him outside fishing or taking care of his garden. He loved spending time with his family whether that be camping or playing music on his guitar. He was deeply involved in Native American culture and was adopted into the Comanche tribe in 2018.

 

Within his life he started 2 motorcycle ministries, Lone Star Advent Messengers in Texas and Beacon Hill Bikers in Arkansas. Through these ministries he met many people and helped many others with fundraisers to benefit the community. He was also involved in prison ministries for 11 years and would say he preferred it to “real” church. In 2015 he moved his family to Arkansas to fill the role of bible worker, supporting the Beacon Hill SDA Church and community.

 

Danny is preceded in death by his father, Danny Sr.

 

Danny is survived by his wife of 11 years Kristi Hance; his mother, Helen Kripps and stepfather Francis; his son, Danny Hance, III and wife Shara; his son, Ben Hance and partner Jen; his daughters, Jessicah Hillberry and Amelia Christopher; his younger sister, Julie Wojtowicz and husband Rick; his younger brother, Jerry Hance and wife Rowena; his grandchildren, Mia, Jacob, Danny IV, and LilyBelle; and his nephew, Coby.