My best (male) friend died unexpectedly on Sunday (Feb. 3, 2008). Dan was a ray of sunshine. Underneath a big, gruff, grumpy exterior he was a man with a heart of gold who would go out of his way to help people with things, asking nothing for himself, happy only to be of help. We met at a fitness class where the bulk of people were dealing with various health issues. Dan was dealing with diabetes. We met for breakfast on Saturday mornings (and later Sunday instead) every week, and got together when we could during the week. We walked together and rode bikes (stationary) together. Dan was an incredibly skilled woodworker and we have a number of his carvings and lots of his pens. He helped with repair projects I couldn't do and we had one on the planning table currently that we were going to do together. He was so kind and generous to us (and others) and was one of those people you were happy to call a friend. I'm going to miss him terribly. I'll miss his laugh. The world is a smaller and dimmer place without his sunshine to light it up.
Requiescat in Pace, Dan. Go with God and quickly reach heaven.
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