Danny Hines

Daniel (Danny) Gene Hines, 67, of Haughton, Louisiana, bravely went to be with his heavenly father on Sept. 26, 2014. Danny was born on Sept. 1, 1947 in Magnolia, Arkansas to C. Rudolph and Vera (Anderson) Hines. He was the oldest of four and proud to call Deborah (Debbie), Susie, and Rudy his siblings. Danny, a country boy at heart, loved his family and time living in Arkansas. He began a paper route when he was 12, driven by his strong work ethic, and worked until retirement. When in high school, Danny’s family moved to Evansville, Indiana where he attended Calvary Temple and graduated from Harrison High School in 1965. He attended Indiana State briefly before entering the Army at wartime.

Danny was a highly decorated helicopter pilot achieving the rank of Captain while serving two tours in Vietnam with the 68th Assault Helicopter Company, “The Top Tigers.” He met the love of his life, Cynthia Carole Masterson, at church in Evansville, and they were married in Hawaii in 1970 between his two tours. Danny was stationed at Ft. Bragg and then Ft. Sill where they were blessed with a daughter, Amanda Leigh Hines, the light of Danny’s life. After leaving the army with seven years active duty, Danny moved to Bossier City to be near his family and continue his education. While earning his BS in Business Administration from LSU-S, he was camp commander of the Bossier National Guard for four years. After graduation, he went on to work in the oil and gas industry with the Western Company, Nowsco, Enron, EOTT, and Trinity Services. He was a man of integrity and honorably weathered life’s ups and downs with immense humility and grace. Danny and Cynthia honored the Lord and blessed their family with their loving marriage of over 44 years.