Posted on 09/11/2004 9:12:07 PM PDT by pctech
OBITUARY OF REVEREND DAN L. CLOUD December 26, 1949 – August 31, 2004
Rev. Dan L. Cloud of Elkhart, Indiana went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 31, 2004. Born, December 26, 1949, to Wilma (Ball) Cloud-Hieston and Richard Henry Cloud in Indianapolis Indiana
Dan is survived by his wife of 32 years, Rhonda (Fell) Cloud, Elkhart, Indiana; his two sons, LT Rob (Janet) Cloud of Washington, D.C. and Brian (Stacy) Cloud, of Bloomington, Indiana; two brothers, Rick Cloud of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Senior Chief Michael (Dawna) Hieston, (Ret. US Navy) of Annapolis; Maryland; two sisters, Arlene (Stan) Sandusky, Rockville, Indiana; Annette (Bob) Marlow, Noblesville as well as several nieces and nephews.
Dan was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Stephen Hieston of Bloomington, Indiana.
Dan’s life was spent in service to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the pastoral ministry with the Free Methodist Church from 1971-2001. On June 3, 2001 he assumed the senior leadership of Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church in Goshen, Indiana.
He was a member of the Federation of the Fire Chaplains, having served as Fire Chaplain in Kokomo, Indiana as well as service as a volunteer fireman with the Indian Heights Fire Department of Kokomo. At the time of his death he was actively serving the Goshen Fire Department at their Chaplain. Pastor Cloud also served as the Chaplain of the Bloomington Police Department prior to moving to the Elkhart area. In October of 2001, Pastor Cloud served as part of the critical incident team for two weeks as Ground Zero.
Pastor Cloud was heavily involved in the North Central District of the Missionary Church, Inc., serving as Cluster Leader; Healthy Church Initiative Team Mentor to Harvest Community Church in Mishawaka, Indiana and the North Central District Restoration Committee.
A Memorial Service will be held this Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 10:00 AM at the Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church located at 61115 State Road 15 in Goshen. The service will include full active duty honors given by the Goshen Honor Guard. A fire engine has been placed on the church grounds through Saturday, September 11, for anyone wishing to leave cards or written memories for the family. A second memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 18 at 2:00 PM at the Bloomington Free Methodist Church in Bloomington, Indiana.
Private family burial services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be sent to the Rhonda Cloud Trust Fund in care of Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church, P.O. Box 93, Goshen, Indiana 46527-0093.
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I shared with Indiana Freepers yesterday that Rev Cloud was killed in a motorcycle accident in Knoxville, TN on August 31st. He collided head-on with a vehicle that was trying to pass someone from the opposite lane. He was killed instantly while his wife survived. I wouldn't normally put something like this except for the fact that Pastor Dan served at Ground Zero for two weeks. A story was shared by someone at the service today where someone who was working at removing the wreckage at Ground Zero asked Pastor Dan to pin crosses that identified himself as a chaplain on two of the workers. The workers, though, refused to pin the crosses on themselves as they wanted Pastor Dan to do it. When he shared this story with his wife later in the day she told him that he left all his identification crosses at home and forgot to take them with him. It was then that they realized that Almighty God had put those crosses on him and he also realized the full impact of what had happened.
I ask fellow freepers to pray for this family. Pastor Dan Cloud affected thousands of lives, including mine. He was the one who led me to the Lord Jesus Christ. Now I have this big hole where his memory used to fill. I hope that the ones at Ground Zero he affected with his ministry also know of his passing.
RIP REVEREND DAN L. CLOUD
MayGod bless Rev. Cloud, his surviving family and loved ones.
Pastor Cloud will be missed by thousands, literally. He touched that many lives. He was always known as "my friend" to many many many people. I too will miss as he led me to the Lord Jesus Christ.
I appreciate you sharing the story. I want as many people to hear about him as possible.
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