Daniel "Dan" Arnold, 58, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Visitation will be one hour before funeral services at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas. A Memorial service will be held in December at 1280 South Alpine, Rockford, Illinois.
A devout Christian, philanthropist, and businessman, Dan was the founder and CEO of Road Ranger LLC. He and his wife, Linda, started with a single store shortly after getting married and have grown it to the company it is today. He was awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2009.
Born into a proud military family, Dan was a lifelong student of military history. He carried on this tradition by joining the National Guard to both serve his country and pay for college.
Dan was the first member of his family to attend college, graduating from Northern Illinois University in 1981 with a degree in Business/Marketing. He was a proven leader at both his company and in the world at large. At the time of his death, Dan was actively involved with many organizations serving as a Board Member of Christ for All Nations (CFAN), Chairman of the Board of The Transfer Foundation, Director of Ray Comfort’s Living Waters Publications, The Gideons International, and many others.
His past service includes a founding member of Reformers Unanimous, five-term Vice Chairman of The Illinois Historical Preservation Society, Director and Treasurer of The Rockford Boys & Girls Club, on the Board of Advisors to Northern Illinois University, various positions in Ministries of Campus Crusade for Christ, and others too numerous to list.
Along with his wife, Linda, Dan founded multiple charitable foundations. Among those are The Daniel and Linda Arnold Scholarship Fund at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and The Arnold Family Charitable Trust assisting Christian organizations worldwide.
Survivors include his wife, Linda; twin daughters, Cristina and Giselle; sisters, Debbie Montange and husband, Jay, and Sandy Simmons and husband, Kenneth; brother, Clayton Arnold and wife, Debbie; mother-in-law, Eloisa Eckmann and James Harders; brothers-in-laws: Adam Leddy and wife, Angie, John Leddy and wife, Sue, and Capt. Lawrence F. Eckmann; and countless nieces, nephews, cousins, an aunt, and uncle. N20
Daniel "Dan" Arnold, 58, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Visitation will be one hour before funeral services at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas. A Memorial service will be held in December at 1280 South Alpine, Rockford, Illinois.
A devout Christian, philanthropist, and businessman, Dan was the founder and CEO of Road Ranger LLC. He and his wife, Linda, started with a single store shortly after getting married and have grown it to the company it is today. He was awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2009.
Born into a proud military family, Dan was a lifelong student of military history. He carried on this tradition by joining the National Guard to both serve his country and pay for college.
Dan was the first member of his family to attend college, graduating from Northern Illinois University in 1981 with a degree in Business/Marketing. He was a proven leader at both his company and in the world at large. At the time of his death, Dan was actively involved with many organizations serving as a Board Member of Christ for All Nations (CFAN), Chairman of the Board of The Transfer Foundation, Director of Ray Comfort’s Living Waters Publications, The Gideons International, and many others.
His past service includes a founding member of Reformers Unanimous, five-term Vice Chairman of The Illinois Historical Preservation Society, Director and Treasurer of The Rockford Boys & Girls Club, on the Board of Advisors to Northern Illinois University, various positions in Ministries of Campus Crusade for Christ, and others too numerous to list.
Along with his wife, Linda, Dan founded multiple charitable foundations. Among those are The Daniel and Linda Arnold Scholarship Fund at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and The Arnold Family Charitable Trust assisting Christian organizations worldwide.
Survivors include his wife, Linda; twin daughters, Cristina and Giselle; sisters, Debbie Montange and husband, Jay, and Sandy Simmons and husband, Kenneth; brother, Clayton Arnold and wife, Debbie; mother-in-law, Eloisa Eckmann and James Harders; brothers-in-laws: Adam Leddy and wife, Angie, John Leddy and wife, Sue, and Capt. Lawrence F. Eckmann; and countless nieces, nephews, cousins, an aunt, and uncle. N20
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