Dan B. HintonDan B. Hinton, 65, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at his home in Mentone.
Born on July 19, 1956, in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of Herman and Wilma Pingilley Hinton. He attended Thurston High School graduating with the class of 1976.
In September of 1982, he met this wonderful lady Tonda working at the Renaissance Fair in Houston, Texas. They had their first date on Jan. 1, 1983, and the rest was history, they were married on Dec. 27, 1983.
Dan worked as a material handler for Compaq Computer for many years before moving to Mentone in 1997. At this point, Tonda decided to go to college and Dan decided to stay at home and take care of their kids and the home.
A serious sport’s enthusiast he loved Michigan football, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Redwings. He would keep the game stats on every game that was played and he made sure that no matter who was playing he had that team’s shirt or jersey on rooting them on. It would be nothing for Dan to change his clothes six times in a day depending on the game he was watching.
He was known as a very loyal, always committed and strong-willed man that would do anything for his family.
He is survived by his wife, Tonda, of Mentone; sons: Aaron Hinton, of Mentone; Zachary (Vanessa) Hinton, of Warsaw; William (Amber), of Winona Lake; brothers: David Hinton, of Houston, Texas; Dale (Glynda) Hinton, of Houston, Texas; sister, Sue (Jeff) Squillets, of Florida; grandchildren: David, Maressa, Eijah, Angeleah; his cats: Ninja and Lil one.
Dan is preceded in death by his parents: Herman and Wilma.
A celebration of life will be held on a later date.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the website www.johnson-danielson.com.
