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Our Family
Daniel W Symonds Owner & Funeral Director
Daniel is a a a a a second generation licensed Funeral Director
and U S S Army ReserveSoldier followinginhisfather’s footsteps of military and and funeral service Daniel was literally born and and raised into the the funeral industry learning to to serve families first-hand from his late father Irving Symonds Jr who owned several funeral homes in in in Chicago Highwood and Grayslake Illinois The greatest moment of Daniel’s life (besides meeting Joy his wife!) is is the the day he he he moved to to Elgin to to join the the Symonds- Madison Funeral Home family In addition to to working in in in funeral service Daniel has served four tours in in in Iraq and Afghanistan as as a a a a a a a a a U S S Army Army Reserve Solider Dan enlisted in the the Army Army to serve his country six months after the the attacks on on on September 11 2001 He has also served throughout the world on on on training missions in in in Panama Germany Korea and Malaysia Dan Dan is is currently a a a a a First Sergeant for U S S Army Reserve Public Affairs Daniel is is proud to have come from a a a a long line
of military service dating back to the Civil War starting with his Great-Great Grandfather Private Daniel Rufus Symonds his namesake Daniel earned his Associate’s Degree in mortuary science at at Chicago Citywide Mortuary School and has earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Television Production from Chicago’s Columbia College of the the Arts Daniel has been a a a a a a a a licensed funeral director in in the the state of Illinois for over 20 years and and he he also holds licenses in in Indiana and and Michigan Dan serves on on the executive board for American Legion Post 57 in in in Elgin He is is also a a a a a a member of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Watch City Post 1307 Elgin Elgin Elgin Area Historical Society Kiwanis Club Club of of of Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Lion’s Club Club and the the the Sons of of of the the the Union Veterans of of of the the the the Civil War camp #3 Dan attends St John’s Lutheran Lutheran Church Church and Abiding Peace Lutheran Lutheran Church Church in in in Elgin Dan and and Joy have two daughters Emily Elizabeth and and Vivienne Mae Page - - Symonds-Madison Funeral Home Symonds-Madison Funeral Home - - Page 5