Dan L. Gaines Obituary (1954 - 2014)

Dan L. Gaines, 59, of Bloomington, died Friday, May 30, 2014 in Bloomington.His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will be in East Twin Grove Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to Home Sweet Home Mission.He was born December 13, 1954 in Bloomington, the son of Richard and Dorothy Bechtel Gaines. He married Shelly L. Dahmm on June 13, 1987 in Bloomington and she survives.Also surviving are two sons, Jarett Gaines of Carmel, IN and Aaron Gaines of Bloomington; his mother, Dorothy Veach of Bloomington; three siblings, John (Rebecca) Gaines and Cheryl (Henry) Dawdy, both of Bloomington and Steve Veach of Normal.He was preceded in death by his father and his grandparents.Dan graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1972. He then became an LPN in 1976 after attending Bloomington School of Practical Nursing and was employed in food service and maintenance at Mennonite Hospital. Dan worked as a paramedic for Lifeline from 1987-1992 prior to joining State Farm Insurance Companies where he worked as a life/health underwriter. Dan was a passionate cyclist whose unspoken motto was "live to ride, ride to live."