Dan Crane obit

Dr. Daniel B. Crane

January 10, 1936 - May 28, 2019

 

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DANVILLE - Dr. Daniel Bever Crane, 83, Danville, Ill., passed away at 5:01 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in North Logan Health Care Center, Danville.

Daniel was born in Chicago on January 10, 1936. He was the son of the late Dr. George W. and Cora Ellen (Miller) Crane.

He was reared in Chicago, graduating from South Shore High School. He later received his B.A. degree from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich. He went on to receive his D.D.S. degree from Indiana University. After his graduation, Daniel entered the U.S. Army as a captain and served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Southeast Asia. Following his honorable discharge from the service, he started a private practice in dentistry in Danville for many years, retiring in 2011.

In 1978, Daniel was elected to the House of Representatives and served as congressman for both the 19th and 22nd Districts from 1979-1985.

He was a member of Hillsboro United Methodist Church. He also was a member of American Legion Post 23 of Aurora, Colo.

On June 13, 1970, Daniel married Judy Ann VanBrunt in Hillsboro, Ind. She preceded him in death on July 16, 2012.

Daniel leaves behind six children, Nathaniel (Tracy) Crane and Joshua (Maggie) Crane, both of Danville, Kimberly (Nikolaos Johnson) Crane, Raleigh, N.C., Elizabeth (Christopher) Gulugian, Springfield, Va., Emily (Tom) Makarewicz, Marne, Mich., and Heidi Crane, Danville; four granddaughters, Sophia Ellen and Willa Sage Makarewicz, Dylan Rose Gulugian and Claire Louise Crane; a sister, Judith Ross, Downers Grove, Ill.; a brother, Dr. David G. (Joanie) Crane, Martinsville, Ind. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George Crane IV and Dr. Philip Crane.

Friends may call noon EDT until service time at 2p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Hillsboro United Methodist Church, with Pastor David Inskeep and Daniel's nephew, Rev. Douglas Crane officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ind.

Crane was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in 1978. He was re-elected in 1980 and in 1982. During his House tenure, he represented Illinois's 22nd and 19th congressional districts, respectively. According to The New York Times, in his campaigns, Crane "portrayed himself as a solid, churchgoing, family man, a conservative Republican who set himself apart from what he described as the fast-living 'Washington set'". Crane supported prayer in schools and opposed abortion rights.

On July 14, 1983, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct recommended that Crane and Rep. Gerry Studds (D-MA) be reprimanded for having engaged in sexual relationships with teenagers. Crane had engaged in sex with a 17-year-old female House page in 1980. He acknowledged the accuracy of the charges and supported his own censure. The full House voted to censure Crane on July 20, 1983. Crane was defeated for re-election in 1984 and returned to the practice of dentistry.