Jacob Daniel "Dan" Nash

Mr. Jacob Daniel Nash ("Dan" to his friends), age 82, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away at his home on November 3, 2011. He was born in Columbia, S.C. to Jacob D and Bessie Hursey Nash. He is characterized by his children as "an uncommon man…kind, fair, and loved". He married his high-school sweetheart, Vivian Thomas, in 1951. She worked at Georgia Tech during his student days, and he graduated from GT in 1953 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He and Vivian moved to Louisiana and he began a career with Schlumberger Oil Well Services that lasted until his retirement in 1987. During these years, his professional advancement took him and his family far and wide, enjoying work and life in Louisiana, Texas, California, Alaska, and Colorado. His professional resume always included a willingness to travel with "dress shoes or work boots, business attire or hard hat". Between 1987 and 1996, Dan served as manager of the Radioactive Materials Program for the Florida Department of Health.

Dan Nash was a devoted husband and father, an avid sportsman and fisherman, gardener, inventor, philosopher-teacher - especially to his children, world traveler, rock-collector, and solo adventurer.

Our Dad, will be most sorely missed. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Robert Nash of Rockingham, N.C., and wife, Jean McGill Nash. He is survived by his dearest friend, Vivian Nash; his daughter, Carol Carnley and husband Billy of Crawfordville, Florida; son Steven Nash and wife Jennifer of Denver, Colorado; grand- and step-grand children: Jacob Paul Nash, Nathan Thomas Carnley, Isabel Grace Simmons Nash and Morgan Elizabeth Carnley; sister-in-law Elizabeth Nash of Rockingham, N.C.; and by his circle of neighbor-friends who he thought so very highly of.

A memorial service for Dan will be led by his pastor and friend, Rev. Perry Marsh, on Friday, November 11, 11:00AM at Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, 700 Timberlane Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dan's memory to Tallahassee VFW Post #3308 at 2769 W. Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304-2839.