Dana Lloyd Spradley
December 20, 1957 - April 28, 2010
Obituary
Dana Lloyd SPRADLEY
was taken from us much too early at the age of 52. A resident of Seattle, Dana died unexpectedly on April 28, 2010 at home. Dana was born on December 20, 1957 in Glendale, California. He met his future wife Linda Garrido in college and they spent over 33 loving years together. He was the son of Andrew deceased and Shirley Spradley, and brother of Paul Spradley, all of San Pedro, California. He is also survived by niece Melissa Clark and nephews Ryan and Kyle Salem and numerous additional relatives and friends.
After studying math and considering a change to computer sciences, Dana graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1981 with a degree in Literature. He received his PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University in 1989 and taught Renaissance literature and literary theory at Yale University, Harvard University and University of Wyoming. He transitioned from teaching to his other love of information technology to work as a Software Engineer for Oracle Corporation.
Dana created and maintained websites to involve others in his passions for Shakespeare, live performing arts and progressive politics. His knowledge, intelligence and wit will be missed forever.
A memorial service will be held May 15 in San Pedro, California.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Dana’s name can be made to ArtsFund.org or American Heart Association.
Everyone can master a grief but he that has it. –Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene II. It is with great sadness that I learned of Dana’s untimely death. My memories of Dana will always be of his great intelligence and sense of humor. My heart goes out to Linda and his family.
You’ve lost someone who was a special part of your family. May you all find comfort in each other and in all the deep concern that comes to you today.
Dana was a close friend and neighbor during our Eagle Rock High School years. Dana, his older brother Paul and I experienced some exciting and never to be forgotten “coming of age” moments!
Even though Dana and I lost touch in the late 70’s, many pleasant memories remain. Even with my limited life experience and young age during those high school years… I knew Dana would be one of the most intelligent people I would ever know.
Just moments before receiving the sad news of Dana’s passing I was enjoying listening to Van Morrison performing his anthem “Gloria”. I always think of Dana when I hear this song because I know it held special meaning for Dana back in those high school years!
My condolences to all of Dana’s family.
Linda, friends, family: How sorry I am to hear this sad news. My sincere condolences. Besides working together, Dana was a great friend and confidant to have. I valued his insights on a number of things and will always remember him.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Dana, I’ll miss you. I’m blessed to have known you and spent so much time together.
Linda & Family,
Dana was a good guy. His life was enlightened while it lasted. Live on with his bright spirit and relish the memories. We miss you too, and will be here for you, in the healing ahead.
Take good care.
-Holly M & HFS
My heartfelt condolences to Dana’s family.
Dana leaves a big hole in his Oracle team. I will miss his challenging insights and expertise.
Dana was a treasured colleague through his volunteer work with the OASIS DITA Technical Committee. He was very thorough and disciplined, but above all, I will miss his kind and deliberate voice. God bless.
I’m so sorry for your loss. May God be with you all in your time of need.
“The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.”
Dana was a vital member of our team and a fun person to work with. He is sorely missed.
Your Oracle family misses you greatly, Dana.
Linda, I’m so very sorry for your loss. Dana had a wonderful sense of humor, a brilliant mind, and I loved working with him.
Dana was an amazingly interesting person and great fun to work with. I am so terribly sorry for your loss, but so glad that I had the honor of meeting and working with him.
With deepest condolences, Erika
I always enjoyed your collegial spirit and interesting topics you would bring up. Thanks for being a great coworker. I will miss you.
It is a great loss for our Oracle User Assistance family without you, Dana.
Linda, although you and I haven’t met, I just want you to know that I always enjoy working with Dana. He was my English teacher when we talked about Shakespeare.
With deepest condolences, Yen and Family
My heart felt condolence to Dana’s family members. God bless you in this moment of grief.
May God be with the family in this time of grief.
Dana was an inspiration for me. He had helped me be a better writer and helped me understand my work better. He will always be in my prayers.
May his soul rest in peace.