DANIELLE WELLS
Danielle Demetria "Danni" Wells, 32, of Las Vegas, passed away May 6, 2009. She was born March 13, 1977, in Glendale, Calif., and was a 30-year resident of Nevada. Danni was a cocktail waitress since the age of 21 and one of the first to serve at Mandalay Bay since its opening until 2006. Danni had a vibrant, loving attitude. She won beauty pageants as a young girl and teenager. Her special style was hypnotic and her laugh was infectious to everyone she met. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy D. Chapman; grandfather, James D. Fanaris; and grandmother, Mary N. Fanaris. Danni is survived by her mother, Toni Fanaris; five-year-old daughter, Mischa Madison Wells; fiance, Chad Jahn; numerous aunts; and various longtime friends. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 1, at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas, NV 89129.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal on 5/22/2009