Daniel Loggins, 1979-2021

Posted Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:57 pm

Daniel Loggins, 41, of Bryan passed away peacefully in his sleep the morning of Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at home.

Visitation was held at 5 p.m. with a celebration of life at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan with Dawn Lee Wakefield and Pastor Jaron Jones of Shane Bible Fellowship in Cypress officiating.

Service will be held Thursday, May 27 at 10 a.m. at Faith Baptist Church, 405 S. Hart in Quitman with burial at Como City Cemetery, Pastor Mike Midkiff officiating.

Daniel was born Dec. 30, 1979 in Sulphur Springs to Melinda Loggins. He attended Crockett Elementary and Jane Long Middle School before graduating from Bryan High School in 1998. He was an economics major at Texas A&M University and was a proud member of the Corps of Cadets. Daniel honorably responded to the bonfire collapse and assisted in moving logs and saving fellow classmates for many hours. He was an avid video gamer and enjoyed his time by playing World of Warcraft, among several others.

Survivors include his loving mother, Melinda Loggins and her husband Jason Collette; father, David Loggins; grandparents, H.W. and Ann Halcomb and Louise Loggins; and step-brothers, Jeremy and Kaleb.

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