30 Things You Might not Know About Daniel

Wanted to take ballet lessons when he was young.

Loved the opera, “The Barber of Seville”.

Lived next to a train track with mile long trains that passed by frequently, in a house with no heat in Galesburg, Illinois. This was while trying to create his first and only CD.

Had a Van Gogh print, “Cafe Terrace at Night” hanging over his bed in his King of Prussia apartment. Loved looking at it from different angles.

Loved musical theater, especially “Rent” and “Fun Home”, but also knew the words to the musicals from my childhood, especially “Peter Pan” with Mary Martin.

Was the star of the Friends’ Central High School production of “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” when he was in 1st grade. We were told he was picked because he had an angelic look.

Lived in California, Illinois, and Florida in addition to Pennsylvania.

Named a star after his high school girlfriend for her birthday.

Was a photographer for the FCS middle school newspaper and had a film developing lab in his home bathroom.

Was very involved with the radio station in college which is how he ended up in the music industry.

Became a dive master when he lived in Florida.

Was on a traveling soccer team when he was young and wrestled in middle school.

Aaron Sorkin was his favorite director. His favorite scene may have been “America is not the greatest country anymore” from “The Newsroom.”

“West Wing” was his favorite show.

N.P.R. was his favorite radio station.

Loved learning about history, culture and politics.

Wrote poetry that often had to do with his relationships.

Was fascinated by words and language and liked playing around with how they were used.

Helped to set up the phone system at the Academy of Natural Sciences when he was around 13 years old. Then he rewired the phones in our house so I couldn’t use one after he was punished and lost the use of his phone.

Went to his first classical music concert when he had just turned two. It was a cellist at Curtis who was performing his graduate recital. At intermission he said, “I don’t think I can be quiet any longer”.

Was jealous that I had my picture taken with John Fetterman.

Loved the Philadelphia skyline. Commented on how beautiful it was each time he drove home from the airport.

Wanted to make a positive difference in the world

His interest in planets and planes and everything that you see when looking up

began with the visit of Pope John Paul ll on Oct. 3rd, 1979. We lived

in the Art Museum area and the Pope was going to be speaking at Logan Circle in the center of Philadelphia.. There

were helicopters everywhere that attracted Daniel’s interest. He was 1 1/2 years old and

still in the stroller. For another year, as we walked all over the city from the river to the

Franklin Institute to the public library to the places where there were large machines excavating

and dumping dirt, the sky and tall machines and buildings were a topic of interest.

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