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Obituary – Daniel David Roland

In loving memory of Daniel David Roland

June 24, 1965 – October 17, 2024

Dan was born in Oahu, Hawaii on June 24, 1965 to Walter Bruce Roland and Mabel Ann (Kline) Roland while the family was stationed at MCB Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawaii.  He passed away on October 17, 2024 in St. Louis Missouri.

Being born the youngest with three sisters, he grew up knowing he was loved.  His sisters always saying he was the favorite of all of them.

He was friendly with everyone that he met and always telling jokes, never shy to strike up a conversation with complete strangers.

Dan graduated San Marcos High School in 1983.  He had a love for working with the land and started a small landscape business after he graduated.  

In the 1990’s he relocated to Mariposa, CA to work up at Yosemite National Park as a groundskeeper.  He was his happiest working there.  

In 2004 he relocated to Missouri to be with his new-born daughter Kassie Roland.

Dan is preceded in death by his parents Walter Roland and Mabel Matz, and his niece Amber Rene Wimmer.   

Dan is survived by his daughter Kassie Roland; sisters Becky Roland, Lori Roland Pourhosseini (Ali), Sherry Roland Hoffman (Tom), step-mother Vicki Roland; step siblings Robert Easton (Mylinda), Randal Wimmer, Andrew Meadows (Teri) and Crystal Muncy; nieces and nephews David Knight (Jaime), Andrea Knight-Jimenez (Edward), Shawn Pourhosseini (Danielle), Keysha Pourhosseini (Hassan Ahmed), Kevin and Vanessa Easton, Sequoia and Sage Meadows, Ryan, Trevor, Austin and Colin Muncy, Zoe and Kaliea Wimmer and great nieces and nephews Emily, Tobin and Elizabeth Knight, Brandon and Ezabella Patina, Aiden, Kayla and Holly Jimenez , Keyan and Ila Ahmed, Nadia Pourhosseini.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Mariposa CA.

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