Dan was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (USA) on August 6, 1970. I was 7 years old when he was born. When our Mom and Dad bought him home from the hospital (on my 7th birthday), he was the most precious and cute little baby. I was proud to call him my brother. I remember holding him and rocking him. He was such a good baby. As we grew up, we became closer. Sure, like every family, as brothers' and sisters', we had our ups and downs but we always managed to get over them. Dan always had numerous friends from the time he started kindergarten and it continued through out his adult life. He was so loved by everybody and he would do anything to help anyone out if he was able to. He had a heart of gold. At the age of 18, Dan's daughter, Ashley was born. She was born on March 12, 1989 and she was his pride and joy and he loved her so very much. Dan raised Ashley on his own for a little over a year before his death. He loved being her Dad and he was so proud of her. Dan owned and operated his own business along with our brother, Jeff for 10 years. Dan and Jeff were best friends. Usually where ever Dan was Jeff would be with him or vice versa. Dan's death so effected all of us, especially Jeff. 6-1/2 weeks after Dan's death, Jeff then took his own life. I will be creating a seperate site for Jeff as well. Dan had always been the quiet type. When something was bothering him, he would keep it inside instead of talking to someone about it. To our knowledge, he never showed signs of depression. He was always the jokster of the family. Someone could be in the worst of moods, and he could always get them laughing. He was a character ... lol On September 19, 2006 at 6:00 PM, we got a phone call from our Mom telling Louie and I that her and my step-dad had just been visited by a police officer, letting them know that Dan had hung himself. I remember screaming and crying, saying 'no, no, that can't be true, I had just talked to him on the phone 4 hours earlier' and then it was as though my legs gave out and I was on the floor. When I talked to him earlier, he was acting like his same 'ole self. He was laughing and joking. He said he would stop by and visit my husband (Louie) and I in a couple of days. Right before we ended our phone call, I told him that I loved him and he said 'I love you too sis'. But that was nothing new, as we always ended our phone calls with an 'I love you'. I thank god every day that I had a chance to talk to him as that was the last 'I love you' I was to ever hear from him. Though at the time of me creating this site for him today (Dec. 30, 2007) and him being gone now for 15 months, it still does not seem possible that he is really gone. I think we are all still in shock, as we never, ever expected Dan to do this. The day you passed away Dan, you took a part of all of us with you. Nothing will ever be the same again. You will always be remembered, missed and loved Dan and we carry you in our hearts forever. Until we are reunited again, know that you are thought of and talked about all the time. We will never let you be forgotten, our precious angel. I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO DAMN MUCH !!!