Daniel J. Boone, 80, a retired building materials manufacturing executive, also served as a head of a Colorado real estate developing firm.
Services for Mr. Boone, a resident of Winnetka, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Christ Episcopal Church, Sheridan Road and Humboldt Avenue, Winnetka. He died at home Tuesday.
”He didn`t try to fool people, be devious or to sell himself,” said his son, Robert. ”People recognized that in him and that`s why he was so successful and had so many friends. He was a very good listener and had a great sense of humor.”
Mr. Boone, who was born and raised in Chicago, was a graduate of University High School and the University of Michigan.
He worked first for the Chicago Herald-Examiner and subsequently served as vice president of the Zonolite Co., a branch of W.R. Grace Co. The firm manufactures insulation and building materials.
Later, Mr. Boone served as president of the Cimarron Corp., a land developer located in Colorado Springs.
He was active as a trustee of the Hadley School for the Blind and was a board member of Goodwill Industries.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Seabury Boone; two sons, William and Robert; two daughters, Gaile Green and Virginia Oppenheim; and nine grandchildren.
