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Robert Daniel Boone, 60, passed away on July 6, 2015, in Carrollton, TX, after a brief battle with leukemia. He was born on March 11, 1955, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he spent his youth with parents Lawrence Herbert Boone and Geneva Katherine Smith, and his eight brothers and sisters. He married Mabel Lois Romans on June 14, 1975, in the Washington, D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they went on to have three sons together. Danny and Mabel celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 14, 2015, by attending the wedding of their son George and his wife, Hallie.
Danny attended Western Kentucky University and later graduated from Bowling Green Vocational School. He worked at Holley Carbuetor as a tool and die maker, and later worked as a supervisor at Carnation Can, in Maysville, KY, where he raised his children, from 1979 until 1992, before moving his family to The Colony, TX., where they have lived for 23 years. He became a senior production engineer for BWAY, and was loved and respected by his colleagues there. He traveled to several countries to purchase can line equipment.
Danny loved his three grandchildren and delighted in playing in the pool with them, taking them on trips to Home Depot and spoiling them with candy, even if he had to pass it to them behind their parents' backs. They also loved playing with cars, tools, and especially electric trains. He enjoyed woodworking, a skill he learned in high school, and he recently made a treasure chest for his wife and a new walnut mantle for the fireplace in their home. He also treasured his Harley Davidson motorcycle, relishing the freedom he felt riding out in nature, on the open road.
He was a life-long, devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as a branch president in Maysville, KY, for a time, and he most recently served, along with his wife, as a missionary in the Frisco, Texas, Young Single Adult branch of the Church. They both consider their mission as one of the highlights of their lives. He and his wife also loved to travel to visit various LDS Church historical sites, in the northeast.
Danny is survived by his wife; sons Robert Joseph Boone, of McKinney, TX; Michael Timothy and Chelsea Boone, of McKinney, TX; George Lawrence and Hallie Boone of Austin, TX; siblings Lola Joiner of Bowling Green, KY; Lewis and Claudia Boone of Sandy, UT; Linda and Rob Oar of Draper, UT; Lana Harris of Cody, WY; Larry and Melinda Boone, of Bowling Green, KY; David and Julie Boone of Chesapeake, VA; Timmy and Nancy Boone of Aurora, CO; Lori and Frank Cardwell of Knoxville, TN.; and grandchildren Maci, Beckham and Bauer Boone. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Leta Kay Boone. He loved all of his nieces and nephews and extended family members, and he took great delight in teasing and having fun with them.

In honor of Danny's patriotism, please feel free to make donations to The Wounded Warrior Project at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org