Daniel “Dan” Henry Scheltema

Daniel “Dan” Henry Scheltema, age 66, of Florida, passed away April 5, 2023.  Dan grew up in Brazil on the Amazon River, where his father, Hank Scheltema, was a missionary pilot. His family moved to College Park, Georgia, when Dan was in high school. He graduated from Colonial Hills Christian School in 1972 and earned a scholarship to Georgia Tech. He later transferred to Georgia State University where he received his BA degree in Computer Science. From an early age, Dan had a love of poetry and writing. Later in life he attended the University of Chicago, where he earned his MA degree in English Literature.  He was an accomplished author and a published poet both in the United States and Amsterdam. 

 

Dan had many jobs over the years but was mostly self-employed. His last job was doing sub-contract work for the United States Government in Washington DC as a Cyber Security Analyst.  After retiring, he moved from Alpharetta, Georgia to Northeast Florida to pursue his interest as a regenerative farmer.  He also raised chickens and grew fruit trees. Dan was an avid “gamer” and a video game critic, and well known in gaming circles as @vonsch (Dan S)#1997.  He also enjoyed the outdoors, and his favorite past time was fishing.

 

He was preceded in death by his father, Herwin Henry “Hank” Scheltema.

 

He is survived by his mother: Ruth Scheltema; sisters and brothers-in-law: Kisti Wright, Kimberly and Allen Yoder, Linda and David Teekell, Kanda and Chuck Way and Kay and Stephen Bonikowsky; many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

 

A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 10th, in the Scheltema Family Cemetery in Concord, Georgia.

 

Moody Daniel Funeral Home