Daniel Wayne Gripp, 59, a resident of Aberdeen, died at his home Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. He was born in McCleary, Washington, May 16, 1960, the son of Edward Allen and Patricia Anne (Jordan) Gripp.

He was raised in Edmonds and graduated from Shoreline High School in 1978. He had various work over the years — a cab driver, roofer, TV cable installer, a warehouseman, all in the Seattle area.

Dan liked to race cars, was an admirer of vintage cars and owned a 1951 Kaiser Henry J. He was a member of the Midnight Auto Cruizers.

He is survived by his mother Patricia A. Dennis, Aberdeen; two brothers, Jon Ellis, Aberdeen and Jess Dennis, Mountlake Terrace, Washington and three sisters: Donna Hill, Bellingham, Denise (Tim) Leese, Edmonds, Washington and Michelle McCartney, Aberdeen; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Eddie Gripp in 1989 and a sister, Michele Montanaro in 2014.

There will be a gathering of family and friends to remember Dan on May 16, 2020, at 1 p.m. at the McCleary Community Center, McCleary, WA.

Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home, Aberdeen.