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Daniel Pratt
Funeral services celebrating his life will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at St. Anthony's Church, Atkinson. Burial will follow at Dayton Corners Cemetery, Colona. Visitation for Danny will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Vandemore Funeral Home, Atkinson, and the family requests that those attending the visitation please wear their "Team Danny" Shirts. Memorials may be directed to the Daniel Pratt Memorial Fund. Danny was born April 14, 1960, in Moline, the son of Richard and Wilma Hayes Pratt. He was a 1979 graduate of Geneseo High School. He was united in marriage to Glynda Sims on May 9, 1987 in Geneseo. Danny worked at Empire Equipment Company in Geneseo for several years as a mechanic and later at Wyffels Hybrids in Atkinson in the Plant Maintenance Division for the last 10 years. He loved spending time at the family lake, hunting and fishing. Danny was an avid Chicago Bears and Cubs fan and enjoyed his time in the garage with family and friends enjoying beverages. Survivors include his wife, Glynda; his mother, Wilma Pratt, Geneseo; a daughter, Hayley Pratt, Des Moines, Iowa, where she is attending Drake University; a son, R.J. (Danielle) Pratt, Atkinson; three sisters, Beth (Doug) Schwager, Long Grove, Gail (Steve) Evans, Millington, Tenn., and Val Edge, Maiden Rock, Wis.; three brothers, Mike (Mary) Pratt, Steve Pratt and Joe Pratt all of Geneseo; several nieces and nephews whom he adored; and "brother" and special friend, Greg (Dawn) Woolam, Atkinson. Danny was preceded in death by his father, Richard; his grandparents; an infant brother; and two nephews, Jared Sims and Brett Martin. Share a message of sympathy with Danny's family at www.vandemorefuneralhome.com 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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