Daniel Joseph Messina

This obituary was lovingly written and submitted by the family.

Daniel Joseph Messina, age 82, passed away on April 29. He was born in Washington, D.C. on March 16, 1942 to Joseph Robert Messina and Helen Lucille Kushner Messina.

He married Ann Jacobsen Messina in 1968 and they were married for 56 years.

After graduating from the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute in 1983, he worked for General Electric and a number of contractor companies and eventually worked as a computer programmer for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs until his retirement in 2013.

He is survived by his wife; daughters Sandra Lynne Messina, Karen Elaine Messina Hovey and Julie Elizabeth Messina; and grandchildren Bailey Anderson Messina Dicus, Zepher Messina, Christopher Jason Messina Dicus, Delaney Sinclair Hovey and Sloane Mackenzie Hovey.

His hobbies over the years included ham radio, photography, model railroading, computers, anything related to Disney and woodworking. He built everything from wooden puzzles to kitchen cabinets, bedroom furniture and numerous bookcases.

Services will be held at 1:00pm on May 4th, 2024, at First United Methodist Church of Laurel, 424 Main Street, Laurel, Maryland. Light refreshments will be served in the Church Fellowship Hall following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Laurel, American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association.

American Diabetes Association
P.O. Box 15829, Arlington VA 22215
Web: http://www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
PO Box 840692, Dallas TX 75284-0692
Web: http://www.heart.org

First United Methodist Church of Laurel
424 Main Street, Laurel MD 20707
Web: http://www.fumcl.org/