Dan was an exceptional human being. He was born on 10th November 1964 in London. The 2nd youngest of seven children. He was always easy going and full of fun. 

Dan left school at 16 and took up an apprenticeship as a coach painter with London transport, and left as soon as he could. He got involved in rugby from an early age and joined the Mercenaries, where he made life long friends.

He headed for Australia in his youth and took up with a fairground troupe running a stall.
He liked Australia and may have stayed but he came back to England for a friend's wedding and never managed to return.

Dan loved nothing better than a good sing song and had a whole repertoire he sang at family gatherings. 

Dan loved his Cambridge group and the mixture of friends he had known all his life and their families and friends. He looked forward to the Cambridge Folk Festival every year, preparing and planning what he would take, months in advance and returning full of stories about bands he had seen and jokes he had heard. He went to the Festival for 30 years.

He was really great with every one of his nephews and nieces, spending endless time with them, whether that involved a trip to the bunny park or the natural history museum, Dan was there leading the charge with a gaggle of kids behind him.

He had also formed relationships with his great nephews and nieces. Uniformly known to all 20 nieces and nephews and then great nieces and nephews as Uncle D.

Always ready for a marathon game of Risk or his great love Monopoly. He trounced everyone and always came out triumphant but with good grace and jokes and we all just loved him the more for it.

He was always so generous with his time and support.

He looked after our Mum and Dad and moved back into 367 Greenford ave, caring for them both up until their final days.

He loved gardening and was a bit of a farmer at heart taking on a large allotment at one stage and delighting in sharing produce he had grown.

Dan was knowledgeable, very well read and a socialist at heart. His personality drew people to him throughout his life even more so when he moved to Plymouth 

He loved theatre and joined an amateur dramatic class in Plymouth, went sailing, wild swimming ans did outdoor yoga. Of course he also dedicated time volunteering for the food bank and hospice. Always there to help people wherever he could.

Dan bought a flat of his own in Plymouth.athough always proud of his Hanwellian legacy he shifted his allegiance gradually over his last few years to Plymouth and settled well.

In 2019 he and Sally became a couple. He had achieved the love and companionship and coming together of two minds and like spirits that he had never experienced in his life before. Sally made him so happy and brought him peace and contentment. He also got as close as he ever had to being a step-father and grand-dad and adored all Sally's children and grand-children.

Dan and Sally got married on the 5th March. It was a lovely ceremony but tinged with sadness because we all knew about Dan's terminal diagnosis. We were all there for the wedding party every single niece and nephew travelled from Ireland, Spain, Brussels and London to be there along with Sally's family and the Cambridge Folk Festival friends and Plymouth friends.
He said a couple of times that the wedding and party were among the best days of his life.

Dan deteriorated faster than anyone could have imagined and died suddenly after suffering the ravages of cancer on 28th March 2020. 

Our lives have been made brighter by Dan being such a part of them and we will never forget or stop loving our wonderful brother, Uncle and Great Uncle.
May he rest in peace.