In addition to this service, a larger, in-person Celebration of Life service will be held in the Spring or Summer of this year, once the Omicron variant has subsided. At 11am ET on Monday, January 31st, please click below to view the livestream of the remembrance service. Below is a livestream link for those who wish to view the service remotely. Due to concerns with the Omicron variant, in-person attendance will be limited to a small group of family and friends. A remembrance service will be held at 11am ET on Monday, January the 31st in Cincinnati, OH.
He enjoyed playing guitar, engaged in daily exercise, strengthened his spirit through prayer and daily walks near the ocean, and had a passion for learning anything new, which he gladly shared with others. He was active in several churches throughout his life and engaged in many volunteer activities centered around teaching financial independence and alleviating generational poverty through economic empowerment. Dan loved spending time with his family, especially his children, with whom he enjoyed experiencing new adventures. He also fulfilled his passion for teaching as an adjunct professor of business at Indiana Wesleyan University. Over his career, he worked for several companies as a digital marketing analyst and consultant. He earned his BA in Economics from Wright State University in 1988 and continued on to earn an MBA in 2001 and a PhD in Knowledge Management in 2011. In high school he was active in track, ran cross country, and achieved the honored rank of Eagle Scout. Dan was born in Kettering, Ohio on Maand graduated from Beavercreek High School in 1981. He is survived by his cherished sons, Ryan Simerlink and John Simerlink grandson, Christopher Yeboah-Mantey parents, John and Clara (Suszczynski) Simerlink former wife of 31 years, Ann (Thoreson) Simerlink sister, Debbie Simerlink brother, Greg (Cindy) Simerlink brother-in-law Eric (Michelle) Thoreson sister-in-law Vicki (Chuck) Childers one uncle, three aunts, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lauren (Simerlink) Yeboah-Mantey. On Wednesday, January the 19th, Daniel “Dan” Simerlink - loving father, grandfather, husband, son, and brother - passed away in Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 58.