Daniel Joseph Dvorak

On May 3rd 1964 Daniel (Dan) Joseph Dvorak was born to parents Alvin (Al) Joseph Dvorak and Diane Marie (Porter) Dvorak, joining older sister Judith (Judy) Marie Dvorak to complete their family. Dan (known as Danny to family and Dan the Man to friends) was born at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. At the time of his birth the Dvorak family lived in Chanhassen, MN. Dan attended Clear Springs Elementary School in Minnetonka, MN. He enjoyed all of the things little boys enjoy such as spending time fishing and swimming in Lotus Lake (their family home was located right on the lake), playing with toy trucks & cars, and playing with his cousins Patty, Lynn, & Eddie who lived next door. The summer before Dan was to enter 2nd grade the Dvorak family moved to Hopkins, MN. Dan started his 2nd grade year at Katherine Curren Elementary School in Hopkins, MN where his mother Diane worked as a Special Education Paraprofessional. He finished his elementary education at Alice Smith Elementary School also in Hopkins when the borders changed. After elementary school he went on to West Junior High School, then Hopkins Eisenhower High School. During his younger school-aged years he was loved playing baseball for Hopkins Little League. During High School he spent his time on the field playing football for Hopkins. After graduation in 1982 Dan headed North to Duluth, MN to attended The University of Minnesota Duluth. Although he loved Duluth, he decided to come back to Hopkins to focus on his career, working at The Glen Lake Sanitarium, where he was nick-named "Dan the Man from The Glen Lake San". On September 9th of 1982 Dan became an uncle to his one and only niece, Alissa Marie Dvorak- born the same date as his childhood best friend, Steve Godfrey. Dan loved being an uncle, and enjoyed living at home again for a few years- helping his sister raise Alissa, who later in her life taught her to tie her shoes and to drive a car! After The Glen Lake Sanitarium, Dan worked for Orkin Pest Control- and was known as Dan the Orkin Man! After working for Orkin he worked for Interlachen Country Club in Edina, MN where he was the Men's Locker Room Manager & slung drinks in their Cocktail Lounge for many years. In the middle 2000's Dan made a career change to construction, specifically Pool Building & Installation- working for Quality Pools, the company he worked for until his passing. In 1990, Dan married Julia Miller in St Louis Park, MN. Although their marriage ended a few years later, he was always grateful for their time together. In the later part of the 1990's Dan met Jackie Walz- and they spent many happy years together. They ended their relationship, but remained in good relation. In 2009 Dan met Laura Kjellman, the final love of his life. Dan & Laura met in Buffalo, spending 10 years living there together, and then moving to Plymouth, MN. Together the couple raised their doggie Cooper, a Maltese-Yorkie-Beagle mix- Coop being the real "leading lady" in his life. Dan will be remembered as a good, good, good man; a GREAT man. Everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him would remark about his kind nature, the love he had for his family and friends, and his willingness to help anyone who needed assistance. His generosity was always shown through his acts of kindness. His smile & laughter could light up any room he entered, and his story telling abilities were top-notch. You will always be so loved and missed, and your light will live on forever in all of the lives you touched! Dan leaves behind many friends, aunts, uncles, cousins, great-nephew Andrew Tierney, niece Alissa Dvorak, girlfriend Laura Kjellman, and mother Diane Larson- we are all comforted that he will be welcomed into Heaven by family and friends who went before hi A celebration of life and interment will be planned for a future date.

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Daniel Joseph Dvorak

May 3, 1964 - July 22, 2024

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Daniel Joseph Dvorak

May 3, 1964 - July 22, 2024

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