Daniel S. Palmer, 71, of Richland, WA passed away at his home on January 24th, 2022.  He was born in Benton Harbor, MI on May 2nd, 1950 to Donald Chase and Barbara Mae (Neubauer) Palmer.  He was a dedicated family man and accomplished much in his life.  He was 1 of 6 children and always did his best to care for his family.  In his own words, one of his greatest accomplishments was “Never forgetting that I am a caregiver 1st, and all else second”. 

Learning the value of passion and determination young, Dan accomplished and became a successful registered nurse.  He took that experience and obtained a new position with Kaiser Engineers as Lead Site Safety Manager which took him from Michigan, to Ohio, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Arizona, before finally settling in Richland, WA. Dan eventually moved companies one last time and became a Safety Policy Manager with Fluor Daniel Northwest which is where he retired from in 2015.

With passion in his heart, he married his high school sweetheart, Crystal Delynn (McCormick) Palmer in May of 1970.  51 years and still happily married!  Together they were blessed with 2 daughters.  A few of his favorite things included his girls and grandchildren, traveling with his family, Disneyland, golfing, entertaining friends and family, collecting vinyl 45 rpm records from the 1950s and 1960s, old guitars and amplifiers, playing handbells with multiple church bell choirs, flowers, trees, Monopoly, Angus Dei, vespers, and hockey!

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Douglas Palmer, and sister Debbie Palmer.  He is survived by his wife Crystal and daughters; Sarah Elizabeth Hering (Jason) of Arvada, CO and Christine Marie Stacy of Richland, WA; brothers David Chris Palmer (Kathleen) of San Clemente, CA, Dennis Michael Palmer (Barbara) of Portage, MI; sister Amy Kathleen Valley of Midland, Mi.; four grandchildren whom he loved so very much; Michael Scott Palmer Stacy, Sadie Delynn Stacy, Tyler Robert Hering, and Tanner Scott Hering.  

Services will be held at Einan’s at Sunset on February 11th, 2022 at 11:00am.  The family asks that in lieu of flowers, that a donation be made to the Tri-City Amateur Hockey Association to allow children to learn and develop the love of hockey.  Donations can be sent to:

Chuck Mantello Scholarship Fund

℅ TCAHA

PO Box 7139

Kennewick, WA  99336