Mac Daniel Shell was born April 22, 1960 to Larry and Marcia (nee McDaniel) Shell and passed away June 19, 2018 at the age of 58. Dan was a 1978 graduate of Liberty Union High School and 1982 from The Ohio State University, where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity. He worked as a student shepherd while at Ohio State. After his graduation from OSU, he was The Shepherd for Kirlin's Hampshires. He was the Fayette County extension agent from 1982 to 1991. From 1991 to present, he was the Agriculture Education and FFA advisor at Blanchester High School. In 2012 he received the Honorary American FFA Degree. During his time at Blanchester High School, he had 4 Top Ten National Finalists FFA Chapters with 2 being the top in the nation. He coached and officiated boys and girls basketball, grade school, middle school and high school. Dan was the current Youth Coordinator for the American Dorper Sheep Breeders' Society. Agriculture and raising sheep was his passion. For 50 years he had raised Hampshire Sheep and Natural Colored Sheep for the past 10 years. He judged sheep shows at county, state and national level. He is survived by his wife, Marla (nee Thomas) Shell; children, Austin Daniel, Chelsea Joanne, Lindsay Rae and Marinda Dianne; parents Larry and Marcia (nee McDaniel) Shell; father and mother-in-law, Robert and Joanne Thomas; brother Link Douglas (Becky) Shell; sister Deetra (Ed) Mattox; nieces and nephews, Mckenzey and Logan Shell, and Marcus and Marissa Mattox; aunts and uncles, Shirley Shell, Ron (Carol) Shell and Gretchen (Ron) Epley; special friends, Chad Epley and Lori Houston. Friends will be received on Friday June 22, 2018 from 5-8 PM at the Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, OH 45107. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday June 23, 2018 also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Blanchester FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund Attn. Eric Heeg, 953 Cherry St. Blanchester, OH 45107. Funeral Home: Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Blanchester 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, OH US 45107