La notizia della immatura scomparsa di Dan mi ha sorpreso e commosso. Ho negli occhi il suo sorriso sincero che denotava bontà e simpatia. Che peccato! così giovane! Per il dolore piango con tutta la mia famiglia in un unico abbraccio a tutti voi, Vito Grieco.
Hello. Although I knew him only from a distance, I can remember a warm and intelligent presence among us in the person of Dan. Dan generously gave me helpful advice for teaching a course once, and last year in the Spring, he substituted for my class when I had to take an overseas trip. All the students loved him! No one else had responded, and Dan saved me just in the nick of time and thought nothing of it. Maybe this doesn't sound important right now, but it really made all the difference in a time when I needed help.
May His Memory Be Eternal
May God Bless All of You, and Be There in Your Time of Need, and Always,
Wow!! It is hard to believe that I will not hear Dan calling me "Mr. Mitchell" in his very respectful manner anymore except in my very fond memory of Dan. It made me feel like I must be something special. I guess I am, since I am the proud grandfather of his beautiful unborn daughter Stella Lucia Di Pierro.
He was always so, appreciative of things that people did for him and his lovely wife. I remember two Christmases ago when he brought over the old transformer he used to convert from European voltages to US voltages. He and I had a great time finding a wiring problem and fixing it. He was so excited and appreciative that we were able to get it working again. Not long afterwards, Dan took it to Europe and used it to play with some of his old friends. He left it there since he did not need it at home. He wanted it to be there the next time he traveled back. I hope somebody is putting it to good use. I know Dan will be listening very fondly if they do.
He was a friend, hero, fellow traveller, compatriot; he was fearless. The space he leaves behind in my heart is immense. But he also leaves us Stella. How lucky she is to have Dan as father, and wonderful, beautiful, loving Carolyn as mother. I will never stop missing him. But I look forward to Stella's future, surrounded by Dan's and Carolyn's loving families, and the love of all us, their friends. Tim Morrow
last i spoke with dan he said he and carolyn would be coming back to europe this summer. he'd begun playing guitar again and the recovery was going well. what a shock. what a great guy and a such a premature loss. the only silver lining is hearing of stella, a legacy to go along with all our fond memories of a great guy, taken from us way too soon.
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La notizia della immatura scomparsa di Dan mi ha sorpreso e commosso.
Ho negli occhi il suo sorriso sincero che denotava bontà e simpatia.
Che peccato! così giovane!
Per il dolore piango con tutta la mia famiglia in un unico abbraccio a tutti voi,
Vito Grieco.
Dear Mrs. DiPierro and Family,
Hello. Although I knew him only from a distance, I can remember a warm and intelligent presence among us in the person of Dan. Dan generously gave me helpful advice for teaching a course once, and last year in the Spring, he substituted for my class when I had to take an overseas trip. All the students loved him! No one else had responded, and Dan saved me just in the nick of time and thought nothing of it. Maybe this doesn't sound important right now, but it really made all the difference in a time when I needed help.
May His Memory Be Eternal
May God Bless All of You, and Be There in Your Time of Need, and Always,
Eva Ververidis
Colleague from BU
Wow!! It is hard to believe that I will not hear Dan calling me "Mr. Mitchell" in his very respectful manner anymore except in my very fond memory of Dan. It made me feel like I must be something special. I guess I am, since I am the proud grandfather of his beautiful unborn daughter Stella Lucia Di Pierro.
He was always so, appreciative of things that people did for him and his lovely wife. I remember two Christmases ago when he brought over the old transformer he used to convert from European voltages to US voltages. He and I had a great time finding a wiring problem and fixing it. He was so excited and appreciative that we were able to get it working again. Not long afterwards, Dan took it to Europe and used it to play with some of his old friends. He left it there since he did not need it at home. He wanted it to be there the next time he traveled back. I hope somebody is putting it to good use. I know Dan will be listening very fondly if they do.
Ed Mitchell
He was a friend, hero, fellow traveller, compatriot; he was fearless. The space he leaves behind in my heart is immense. But he also leaves us Stella. How lucky she is to have Dan as father, and wonderful, beautiful, loving Carolyn as mother.
I will never stop missing him. But I look forward to Stella's future, surrounded by Dan's and Carolyn's loving families, and the love of all us, their friends.
Tim Morrow
last i spoke with dan he said he and carolyn would be coming back to europe this summer. he'd begun playing guitar again and the recovery was going well. what a shock. what a great guy and a such a premature loss. the only silver lining is hearing of stella, a legacy to go along with all our fond memories of a great guy, taken from us way too soon.
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