Dan passed of natural causes at the age of 69 at his residence in Irving. He was born in San Antonio, TX on October 23, 1952 and spent his formative years at various Air Force bases throughout the United States, as well as overseas bases in Germany and later the Philippines, where he graduated from Wagner High School at Clark Air Base in 1970. Dans early business endeavors included a small cable television firm in that industrys very early infancy, starting as the owners chauffeur and ending as Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Programming. He later signed on with AlphaGraphics, a company specializing in print, custom signage and marketing services. It was at an Irving AlphaGraphics store in 1990 that Dan first began his affiliation with the Dallas Cowboys, providing print and design services for collateral sales pieces. His input and copywriting skills quickly expanded into more comprehensive print, program and website design for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Dan was hired by the Cowboys organization in an official capacity in 1994, where his role included an extensive collection of Event Management duties including managing the Annual Dance and Cheer Competition, Youth Camps, and international logistics on the annual Swimsuit Calendar shoots. He also helped package Sponsorship Sales packages and service activation. He was promoted to Assistant Director of Operations for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as his role expanded to include his most passionate work, in service to military service men and women, as he championed 34 USO tours worldwide to areas including Afghanistan, Kuwait, South Korea, Turkey, Bosnia and Macedonia, to name a few. In the television industry, Dan served as the production liaison to CMTs "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Making the Team". On Cowboys Gamedays, Dan acted as the Field Stage Manager responsible for National Anthem presentations, World Class "Salute to Service" and "First Responders" halftime productions, as well as in game promotional activations. In his 29 years of service, his keen attention to detail, quick sense of humor, commanding presence and honorable tone-built rapport and relationships around the world for the entire organization. Dan is survived by his sister, Nancy Devens; aunt, Betty Carey and cousin, Allyn Carey. Memorial Services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2022 at Colonial Funeral Home of Irving, 606 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas. SERVICES

Memorial Service

Monday, January 24, 2022 3:00 PM

Colonial Funeral Home Chapel 606 W. Airport Fwy. Irving, TX 75062