"Yeah, I know what you mean Dad."

My dad was the kind of person that was so involved in so many things, that it must have been hard to keep track of all the little details in everything.
I think, his first date with then girlfriend Joan was to see Bob Newhart do a comedy routine. For weeks leading up to it, he would tell John and I he was going to see Bob Hope. "Didn't he pass away, like years ago? What venue is he playing at? I might want to see that."
A friend of mine got married in Las Vegas, a renaissance wedding at Excaliber. I dressed up as "The Dread Pirate Roberts" from "The Princess Bride". He went around telling everyone I was going as someone from "The Princess Diary".
"Yeah, I know what you mean Dad. Thanks."

Ode to my father

You gave me potential without thinking about it.
You gave me strength without lifting a finger.
You gave me ability without a single gesture,
and you gave me wisdom without a comment.
You made me a better person by being yourself,
and you made the world a better place by being.

I Love You and Miss You Immensely
Kevin Sainsbury

This is Mike Klapp speaking.

Very sorry I could not attend either the funeral service or the "memorial picnic". Work schedule, etc.

Dan was probably the first person I met when I transferred to San Jose from Manassas, VA, in 1975. We struck up a friendship and worked together on and off for the next eighteen years until I retired in 1993. He was a great friend and an all-around good guy.

Dan had been SCUBA certified about ten years already when I met him. We got talking about diving one day and it didn't take long for me to get into a course. In April, 1976, I was certified. Dan went on my check-out dives with me. After that, we went on many memorable trips together, some warm water, some in the "cooler waters" off the CA coast. I am presently in Georgia on an extended RV trip, otherwise I could probably find some pictures (at home) I could publish. On of my favorites would be one of Dan on the deck of one of the boats off the southern coast. The expression on his face is classic, asking, "You want to do ANOTHER dive?". I could usually out-run him in dives in one day.

The other trait in Dan was a great love for his children. He always made sure they had a place to "bunk-up" if they needed it for whatever reason. I had not met his grandchildren, except for Samantha several years ago, but they all had a place in his heart.

God speed, good buddy.