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Daniel Ellis
February 6, 1932 - March 10, 2024
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Posted by:
Laynard L Shearer, LT. Col. KHP (Ret.)
Posted on:
March 26, 2024
The Ellis Family, I became friends with Danny through a mutual friend when I was first stationed in Fort Scott with the Kansas Highway Patrol in 1965. The name of my friend was George O'Neal. George and Joy were the first people I met when I came to Fort Scott other than of course my training partner, Calvin Johnson and his wife, Gwen. George introduced me to Danny and he became a good friend and was very helpful in my career with the Patrol. He was a great supporter when I was a candidate for the position of Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Posted by:
Daryl and Christy Roller
Posted on:
March 22, 2024
While many of Danny's contributions are well known, there are just as many and more that are not. One that help us was in 1974. A straight wind went through Fort Scott taking our mobile home and a few others. Danny let all of us put what we had left in some of his trailers in Belltown until we had some place to take them. When he put his and Willa's name on buildings or playgrounds, it was not to promote themselves as much as to tell the community this is what's important enough to us, for us to put our resources towards it. Thanks for coming our way, Danny!