Daniel Hutchens
November 16, 2011
Dan Hutchens, 33, passed away unexpectedly November 16, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center.
Dan was born November 2, 1978, in Des Moines to Tracy and Becky (White) Hutchens. He was a graduate of North High School and Vatterott College. Dan worked as a medical software technician for Allscripts. He was a very talented musician and a member of the band Crawling South.
Dan is survived by his wife, Maria; parents, Tracy and Becky Hutchens; brother, Michael (Alison) Hutchens; sister, Jessica (Brad) Shanahan; paternal grandmother, Irene Hutchens; uncle, Richard Hutchens; nieces, Trudy, Peyton and Laly; and his nephew, Lucas.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, November 21, 2011at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. followed by burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
JIMI, AUBRIE & AALIYAH GLENN
11/18/2011
HUTCHENS FAMILY,
YOU WERE A GREAT FRIEND AND I WAS GLAD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU DANNY BOY!
MARIA, DAN LOVED YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING AND HE WAS PROUD TO BE YOUR HUSBAND! I KNEW DAN FOR A 1.5 YEARS AND IN THAT TIME IT FELT LIKE HE AND I HAD BEEN FRIENDS SINCE CHILDHOOD. DAN WAS VERY GIFTED MUSICIAN AND I AM HONORED TO HAVE PLAYED THE STAGE WITH HIM. CRAWLING SOUTH WILL LIVE ON IN DAN'S MEMORY AND HIS NAME WILL STAY ACTIVE IN ANY PUBLIC PERFORAMANCE WE PUT ON.
BECKY, YOUR SON BECAME ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS VERY QUICKLY. OUR BAND FELT LIKE A SMALL FAMILY AND DAN FELT LIKE A BROTHER TO ME. I AM VERY GLAD THAT HE WAS A PART OF MY LIFE AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATED HIS FRIENDSHIP VERY MUCH!
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL!
JIMI GLENN