Dispatch-Argus, The (Moline, IL) - Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Daniel Allison

Daniel J. Allison, 60, of Moline, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Heritage Fifty-Three, Moline.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 38th Ave., Moline. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rose Lawn Memorial Estates. Memorials may be made to ARC of the Quad Cities.

Daniel was born on Feb. 1, 1953, in Denver, Colo., the son of Joseph F. Jr. and Dorothy W. Engel Allison. He worked in packaging and sorting at ARC Industries. He was a retired member of RAP (Retired and Proud).

Daniel "Captain Dan" enjoyed playing solitaire and watching Wheel of Fortune. He collected pop tabs for charity and loved the American flag. Also, Daniel enjoyed the Bobby Bare song, "500 Miles Away from Home." Daniel loved babysitting his nieces and nephews, dancing at weddings and his dog, Nipper.

Survivors include his brothers, David (Andrea) Allison, East Moline, Donald (Janice) Allison, East Moline, Douglas (Dianne) Allison, Rock Island; longtime sweetheart, Jackie, Rock Island; and nieces and nephews, Jason (Shauna) Allison, Aaron Allison, Samantha Allison, Spencer Allison and Hannah Allison.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Darrell J. Allison.

Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting esterdahl.com.