I had the privilege of meeting Daniel when he regularly visited us at my shop in Irving. He was beloved by us all here for his dry wit, sharp sense of humor, and for being a really fun guy to just sit and chat with.

As a liberal from Europe he'd love to rib on me for views what were often in direct opposition to his own, yet as a true American, he listened to me with an open mind and treated my differing views with civility and respect. When he came to replace my water heater at one point he joked that he'd almost turned around in his truck when he saw my wife's Clinton bumper sticker. He took great pleasure in messing with me, and I took just as much joy throwing it back at him. I think we were both competing court jesters in a previous life.

The thing that always stuck with me about Daniel though was his commitment to his family. Every time we talked he would mention his concern for someone at home, whether it be his equally hilarious wife, or one of his kids and the various shenanigans they were up to. No matter who was driving him temporarily crazy that day, he always concluded that he just wanted to them to be happy and secure. He thought of everyone but himself first, and he regularly expressed his love and pride of his wife and children.

I'll never know Daniel as well as most of the people on here, but I can honestly say I'm blessed to have met him. He was a hard-working man who made me laugh, made me think, and, most importantly, made me understand the importance of unconditional love for friends and family. He will be missed, but lovingly remembered by us all.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.

All our love,
Alex, Matthew, Bradford, Topher, and Dan at Artisan

Happy memories of visiting Danny growing up. We were close to the same age. My condolences to Uncle Bob, Aunt Sheila, and my cousins and Dan's family. God Bless..

My first big job in market research was as VP of Operations & Client Services for DialTek, a pioneer in IVR and Online research in the early '00s. Dan was the CEO who gave me that break and who challenged me to think about how those technologies could be used to innovate the research process. It isn't overstating things to say that I owe my career in the industry to him.

Poor judgement on talent aside, Dan was an amazing guy. Like most entrepeneurs he was "self-made": he was a genius at reverse engineering problems, boiling them down to their simplest pieces, and then finding the weakness and creating disruptive solutions. He built several businesses doing that, and each were successful.

The same thing applied to how he lived his life on a personal level too. As a father of 4 boys he was constantly faced with interesting new challenges to solve, and we would often discuss the lessons he was learning so I could learn a little bit to handle similar things with my kids.

His sense of humor was the playfully sarcastic kind that I tend to love, he was caring but gruff, an avid outdoorsman, a principled conservative, a great father and husband, employer and friend. The few years we worked together and became friends were important and good.

I will miss him, and my heart and prayers go out to his family whom he left behind way too soon.

Dan was such a fun and loving man. Great dimples with a smile on his face and a project to be done. My prayers, love and sympathy to an amazing family with so much love!!

I am so sorry to hear of your loss Nancy! I will be praying for you and your children during this sad time!

We are sorry to hear about your loss we pray that in the days ahead you will be fortified. May these words provide you hope and comfort during this your time of sadness. 1 Corinthians 15:21,22, "For since death came through a man, resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive." Jesus said of himself that he was the resurrection and the life at John 11:25. May God sustain you all during this time as well.