Daniel Ray Aday

Daniel Aday was born in Long Beach, California on April 10th, 1974. Danny was the second son of Bobbie and Jimmie Aday Sr. and was married to Amber Aday. Danny attended Willows High School in Willows, California, and graduated from West Valley High School in Anderson, California. After high school, he then attended Shasta Community College where he studied accounting for a year in Red Bluff, California. Danny was the second child of five siblings: Jimmie Jr., oldest; Jeff, third oldest; Pat, fourth oldest (1979-1981); and Robert, youngest. In August of 1995, Danny met Shelly in Henderson, NV. They were married ten years later in August of 2005, also in Henderson. During their time together, they had two children: Jason and Nick. His sons were both born in Las Vegas, and then moved to Cottage Grove, Oregon. Danny and Shelly were later divorced in October of 2006. In December 2005, Danny met Amber in Eugene, Oregon. Two years later, they had their baby girl Danilyn in December 2007. Danny fathered three, but helped raise seven children: Kimberly and Dana, daughters of Shelly; and Isaiah and Naomi, children of Amber. He had three nephews: Jimmie III, Dillan, and Aiden; and five nieces: Randi, Trinity, Heather, Kalynn, and Haleigh. Danny worked various occupations including air conditioning, landscaping, and janitorial and taxi services. He spent time living in Long Beach, Willows, San Bernardino, and Cotton Wood, California; Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada; Cottage Grove, Oregon; and Queen Creek, Arizona. From the time Danny was six years old till his time in college, he had extraordinary talent and passion for baseball. One of Danny’s many accomplishments early in life came when he led the West Valley High School baseball team to a state championship. He excelled as a left-handed pitcher and even spent some time as catcher. However; Danny loved all sports and had tremendous passion where he thrived off competition. His favorite teams were the Dodgers, Lakers, 49ers, USC Trojans, and the LA kings. Danny also loved NASCAR, where he supported Dale Earnhardt Jr. He had a winning mentality and was so compassionate for his teams, that when his teams were winning everything was perfect in the world, but when his teams lost he became Grumpy from Snow White. Danny also had many other interests. He enjoyed going fishing, hunting, and especially playing video games.