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Leave a tributeI think of you often and hear you in my dreams dear bro. Love you with all my heart.
I keep asking myself, how the hell can this be real?
My thoughts of you keep your spirit nearby
And reminds me of how life can be gone in the blink of an eye
Knowing how you would hate that your passing caused so much grief
We had many discussions about our shared afterlife belief
So strong are my feelings that we will be joined again one day
But that doesn’t stop me from missing you along the way
You were always there for anyone in need
With gentleness and kindness and so many to please
Daniel my brother, I will always love you like no other
Now you are re-joined by our father and mother
I can’t help wondering if you received my last call
Did you hear and ignore or too distraught with it all
The questions unanswered will always make me wonder
How come none of us knew the cloud you were under
Could anyone have prevented you from pulling the trigger
What could we have done to make you reconsider?
If just one person reads this who is contemplating the same
Please consider the many lives it will change
The heartache is real and so much pain for those left behind
Reach out your arms, someone will be there to help you find
A way out of the darkness that soon will be gone
Suicide is final, it can never be undone.
And Heaven one angel more
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I think of you often and hear you in my dreams dear bro. Love you with all my heart.
Oh Danny boy!
So growing up, Danny (as he was known) was quite the character. He became a man at 13 (according to Jewish law) and completed his Hebrew classes for his bar mitzvah. I found it quite funny that all the girls at his bar mitzvah were taller than all the boys, except for the girl he was dancing with. This picture stuck in my mind for quite some time.
Amazed that bro had told me later on that he had very little memory of his growing up years. And I remember alot of silly times we had as a family. Wonder if it was selective memory on his part? Or maybe his brain was filled to the brim with all those books he was constantly reading on "how to's"
Some of those book were how to win at chess. As I was the bratty youngest, he would teach me enough to learn how to move all the pieces but never how to strategize, thus ensuring he would win each and every time! A method to his madness.
His room became so filled with electronics and tools that he actually built a shed in our backyard to house all his "stuff" and even put a cot and heater in it so he could spend days holed up with his electronic doo dads.
One in particular that i will never forget was when he told me he was going to create lightning in my room. Um, should I trust him not to electrocute me? So he had built an osciliscope and had some kind of a coil, tesla or vandergraph type of thingamagig and did indeed proceed to amaze me yet again.
Needless to say, I have and always will look up to my big bro and all his scientific knowledge. His motto was, anything can be learned from a book. And he never stopped absorbing data.
Some of D's favorite things...
1) Skyping with family ... especially with his grandson, Alexander
2) Playing racquetball with Jacob, Allissa, and Brendan
3) Running in the hottest part of the day - - often when temp was over 100
4) East coast swing dancing ... we practiced a few minutes almost every day
5) Gluten-free, vegan pizza; green shakes; and protein bars
6) Catching up with family on phone ... he was SO happy to get the latest news
7) Packing TONS of stuff to go away for a weekend ... white noise machine, favorite nuts/seeds, reading material to last a year, etc.
8) Going to the movies every available Friday afternoon to see a new release
9) Meditation and spiritual reading
10) Indoor/outdoor concerts ... all types of music.
Family!
I asked Daniel if he had unlimited money for travel, where would he go? I was sure he would choose a sandy, remote island destination.
His response surprised me. "I would gather up the kids, my sisters and their families, us, and get everyone together for a family reunion...anywhere."
Simple and powerful. Family was always a huge source of happiness for him.