Daniel Hobbins
Daniel Clifford “Dan” Hobbins, of Shiner, passed away peacefully at home the morning of September 26, 2022.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 12 at Shiner Baptist Church, with visitation at 10 a.m. and service at 11 a.m.
He was born on September 26, 1963 in Beaumont, to Clifford and Janelle Hobbins and was the youngest of six children. Dan grew up in Newgulf and graduated from Boling High School in 1982.
He completed his training as a helicopter mechanic at Hallmark Institute A&P School, Stinson Field, San Antonio and worked for Petroleum Helicopters International (PHI) for over twenty years.
Dan resided in Shiner for the past 28 years and was a member of Shiner Baptist Church. He loved and enjoyed his family, his church, and the Shiner community.
Survivors include his sisters, Carol Hobbins and Judy Hogan; brothers, Bob and Richard Hobbins; nieces and nephews, David, Walt, and Drew Hobbins, Matthew, John, and Stephen Hobbins and Joanna Hall, Ben Hogan and Sarah Zavala, Bonnie Sharp, Brian Hausler, Sarah Hlavinka, Rosemary, Jerald, and Dennis Krenek; and all their families.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Janelle Hobbins; and sister, Nancy Krenek.