Daniel James Flaugh | 1986 – 2011

Dan was born February 21, 1986 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton to James and Kathryn (Whitson) Flaugh and graduated from Washington High School in Vinton in 2004.

He was a SPC E4, Calvary Scout in the United States Army. He went to Boot Camp in August 2005 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Dan served his country on the front line as a Re-Con Scout of Bush's Surge on Baghdad, Iraq. Dan was a proud soldier and always carried candy in his pocket for the Iraqi children.

Dan was honorably discharged from the Army on November of 2008. Upon returning home, Dan enrolled and attended a Commercial Scuba Diving School in Jacksonville, FL. He graduated from Kirkwood Community College with a degree in Conservation Wildlife. He was currently employed by Parker Hannifin Corp. of Hiawatha. Dan was loved by all he met. His laugh and smile will forever brighten the lives he touched.

Dan is survived by his parents, James and Kathy Flaugh of Vinton; his brother and sister-in-law, Ryan and Kris Flaugh and their children, Cade, Nic, and Sydnee; Grammy Hazel Whitson and Grandma Violet Flaugh; his aunts and uncles, John (Mary) Buhr of Garrison, and Dave (Diana) Whitson of Vinton; his cousins, Susie (Alan) Henkle, Stacie Buhr, Stephanie (Mike) VantSant, Jenny Whitson, Jamie (Kevin) Timmerman, and Jeffrey Whitson; and eight second cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandpas, Don Whitson and Clyde Flaugh.

 

 

 

Miss Me But Let Me Go

"When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little-but not too long
And not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me-but let me go

For this is a journey that we all must take
And each must go alone.
It's all part of the Master's plan
A step on the road to home

When you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds
Miss me but let me go.”