Susan Stevenson

It is difficult to accept Dan's passing, perhaps looking at how fragile life is. Dan has been my husband's best friend over the last eight years. We live in Salt Lake and Dan always checked in with us when he was in town over the recent years while he was off on sailing adventures. It was always fun catching up with him. His warmth, giddiness, sense of humor and generosity was always present and enjoyed. Dan watched as we had children and was always so sweet with the kids. The kids got so excited when they heard that Dan was coming over. Our youngest, Graeme, asked about Dan the day before his accident and said "I want to see Dan." Whenever Dan came over Graeme would immediately go into overdrive and start doing lots of jumps and generally just showing his boy stuff to Dan, more so with Dan than when other guests came over. Dan simply brought out Graeme's yang energy and it was really fun to watch. Just something about Dan. Aside from all of his accomplishments, Dan was always willing to help anyone in need, whether by lending and ear, teaching/coaching someone to ski, or using his house as a landing pad. He gave back with whatever he had to offer. I will always remember his warm and generous spirit. Thanks Dan. Love, Susan