Daniel Hernandez Arriola's Obituary
Daniel Hernandez Arriola was born to Yolanda H. Arriola and the late Jose C. Arriola Sr a factory maintenance technician and a U.S. Naval sailor in Corpus Christi, TX on April 2, 1974. He was dedicated to family and friends and provided support to all in need. He graduated from Western Washington University in 1996 with degrees in Communications and English and accepted a position with T-Mobile where he provided quality control for 13 years before self-educating in SQL and eventually transitioning to a position in IT with Hyphen-Solutions.
Daniel was blessed with a loving fiancé Nikki Simpson who was at his side to the end. Daniel was an animal lover and was the proud father of his four-legged children (Ernie, Hogan, Duke and Bam-Bam). He was our dog-whisperer as he had a unique ability to train not only his dogs, but instantly gain a connection to the dogs of anyone who needed help in dog training.
Daniel was a giver and provider at heart. He was soft spoken and patient and loved to laugh. His hobbies included time with his dogs, bike riding, and competitive bowling leagues. He accomplished the rare achievement of a perfect 300 game as well as 800 series scores several times in his bowling career. In his youth, he was a fierce competitor in free-style wresting achieving junior state honors as well as playing in select soccer leagues traveling all over Washington state in various tournaments. Daniel had the highest integrity and was honest to all. Those who were able to get into his circle had a friend for life and he will be dearly missed by his loved ones.
Daniel is survived by his mother Yolanda, brother Jose C. Arriola Jr, fiancé Nikki Simpson, sister-in-law Pamela Williams, four-legged child Bam-Bam, his nieces Tashia Haynes, Kharmen Arriola, nephew Xavier Arriola, great nephew Brayden Arriola, great nieces Austyn and Avery Mae Haynes, and extended family Tae, Kelan and Jamon Simpson.
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