Our Guestbook
Beginning in July 2007, we began to collect stories by those who knew Daniel or have been moved by his life and struggles.
We encourage anyone who wishes, to share a story with us. Each story we tell, continues our mission as a living legacy to our dear friend lost too soon.
We encourage anyone who wishes, to share a story with us. Each story we tell, continues our mission as a living legacy to our dear friend lost too soon.
August 13, 2012
(NEW)
Cher Jones Sullivan
- I love your photo the spiral looks like a Xmas Tree. Thanks for sending me Daniel's words of wisdom I have put it on the Quotes interactive page you'll find it at the bottom of the page. It would be nice if you could add some more when you have time. Great to see the Vines are doing so well, keep it up Daniel would be so proud of you. x
August 13 at 1:06pm
Tess Farnham
Comment: Remembering you and feeling it this past few weeks. The dancing. The writing. Julys are always hard. I miss you, little friend.
Last week I had a bee come around and dance on my arms. ..bees everywhere.
Love,
Tess
August 13 at 1:06pm
Tess Farnham
Comment: Remembering you and feeling it this past few weeks. The dancing. The writing. Julys are always hard. I miss you, little friend.
Last week I had a bee come around and dance on my arms. ..bees everywhere.
Love,
Tess
Daniel's Days In Miami, FL
(July 4th 2007 - July 23,2007)
"I'm Leaving Missouri and Never Coming Home"- (T.Waits)
Daniel Flew to Miami on the Fourth of July, 2007.
He stayed with a friend who lived there and in just two weeks time, traveled extensively, and saw some pretty amazing things in his last days.
"I somehow knew when I met Danny, that time was not something we would have much of and I also knew immediately to learn all I could. " _Colby Kluthe, Founder/Director Daniel McCree Foundation
First Hand Account of Daniel's Days In Miami
July 2 6, 2007 (Ariel) For those who don't know me, my name is Ariel A. Linares. I am Daniel's friend in Miami, Fl. First and foremost, I loved Daniel very much and I cared a lot about his well-being. I've known Daniel for five years now, we met and instantly became friends when he was living in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. During the last five years, I tried reaching out to Daniel several times even flew to Washington, DC a few years ago when I knew Daniel needed some help. Before I tell you about the time we spent in Florida recently, I'd like everyone to know a little about me. I come from a very religious family who raised me Catholic. My family fled Cuba in 1961 after the communist revolution and settled in Miami. My family was divided in two: those lucky to have escaped and those who stayed behind. It's been 49 years and my family has not been able to be reunited as the tragedy there continues to this day. My family was a poor family from Spain who immigrated to Cuba in hopes of a better life. My family lost everything during the revolution but the hardest part for them was the family separation. My family worked very hard to rebuild their lives in the United States and I was one of the lucky ones to have been born here away from a totalitarian regime that continues to oppress the people in Cuba including my surviving family left behind. My father is a Vietnam veteran who fought for this country, wounded and earned a purple heart. My mother was a school teacher in Cuba. I have one older brother who is married with three beautiful nieces who I adore. I was raised with high moral and ethic standards and I consider myself a very descent human being who had the very best intentions for Daniel ever since I met him. I work in Advertising and Public Relations, I've been in the communications field for about ten years now. When I finally got a hold of Daniel on June 20, 2007, we stayed in touch for several days until I finally decided to go visit him on June 30, 2007. Reuniting with Daniel after so long was one of the happiest moments in my life. When I saw Daniel - after 5 years - it felt like we never lost touch. I invited Daniel to come back with me to Miami on vacation since Daniel was on summer break from school.
We left St. Louis to Miami on July 4, 2007. During my visit to St. Louis and Belleville, IL, I had the fortunate opportunity to meet some of Daniel's closests friends, Colby and Chad as well as his boyfriend Larry and roomate Tonya. I'd like to clear any misunderstandings that some may have and tell you all that I was not trying to displace Daniel or remove him from his support group in St. Louis and Belleville but rather be a part of his support group. I am a very responsible individual with high integrity and my only intentions with Daniel was to re-establish our friendship and serve as a positive role model for him. OUT TRIP TO FLORIDA I took seven days off work to spend quality time with Daniel and get to know him once again after so many years apart. He mentioned he never went to the Florida Keys so our first main activity was to drive down to the keys and we stayed in Key West for two amazing days swimming in the beach and at the hotel's pools. We visited historical sites including Hernest Hemingway's home there as well as other local attractions.
Upon our return to Miami, we went almost everyday to the beach so Daniel could keep up with his swimming excersize and get some sun. I also have a local community pool in my neighborhood that Daniel used frequently during his stay. We ate very healthy meals and I made sure our diet was extremely healthy rich in antioxidants and immune boosting fruits such as blueberries, pomegranite juice, green tea, fresh vegetables and good sources of protein. Upon my return to work, I took Daniel with me to my office three times as I work in a creative field and wanted to introduce him to my colleagues in the creative department where he spent time with the graphic artists as well as to show him what I exactly do for work. I also took Daniel to a post production studio we work with that edits movies and commercials so he could meet people in an industry he clearly identified with. He really enjoyed and learned a lot from this experience.
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I was invited to attend a press luncheon and knowing well Daniel was a journalist at one point, I invited him to join me where he met several journalists and photojournalists. Daniel expressed a deep desire to reproduce his artwork and print his work, so I decided to encourage and support this idea and bought him a camera so high resolution prints could be developed. Daniel and I shared a common interest in gardening and I am a member of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens in Coral Gables, FL and we spent a day there during the yearly mango festival. Daniel took several pictures there and I will share those with you. All my actions with Daniel was to serve as an inspiration and everything I planned with Daniel was to be a motivator and show him a positive outlook on life. We went one day to the church I used to attend as a child, The Church of the Little Flower honoring St. Theresa. We prayed together there one day. On July 13, 2007, he mentioned to me he ran out of one of his medications. He said "a few days won't hurt" rather than settling on that notion, I convinced him to place a call to Bethany Place and locate his doctor to wire a prescription to the local CVS Pharmacy near my home.
Since Florida does not accept Illinois Medicaid, I paid for his medication and ensured he took all his medications on a daily and consistent basis never once missing a day. In addition, he was running out of other mediacations and I paid the Federal Express Saturday delivery charges of the medication I was aware he was taking sent from Bethany Place. Daniel was very happy here. On July 17, 2007, on his scheduled return home, Daniel missed his flight. I had no influence in this decision for him not to leave...I took him to the airport and paid the change fee for a rescheduled flight on July 18, 2007 to ensure he would not miss his visit with Bishop Ryan. On July 18, 2007, I dropped Daniel off at the departures area at MIA and told him to go inside and get his boarding pass and I would park my car in the parking lot and would meet him inside. This would save time to ensure he would not miss his flight again. When I went inside and found Daniel, he did not have his boarding pass and seemed very sad. I rushed with him to the ticket counter at American Airlines and got him his boarding pass and waited to see him clear security and waited an hour at the airport to ensure he made his flight home. Around 9:45 pm, I receive a call from Daniel that he missed his flight and I immediately went to pick him up. I don't understand why Daniel was so sad to return home nor is it my place to make assumptions. However, I told him he could stay as long as he wanted but I reminded him he had a community waiting for him back home and that he would be welcomed to come back at anytime. I told him not to forget the people left behind and that I would welcome him back at any time. I gave Daniel a room at my house, he rearranged all the furniture and felt comfortable and happy at my house. I took Daniel to the local art store and bought him two canvasses, five paints, two brushed, a compass and a ruler to provide him with activities when I was at meetings I had to attend for work. In addition, I gave him a key to my home so he could go to the community pool that was just a five minute walk away and full use of my computer which was located in his room so he could do some writing if he wanted and could stay in touch with friends.
On Sunday, July 22, 2007, I had to attend an event one of my client's was sponsoring and I heard Barack Obama was going to hold a townhall meeting there and knowing very well the Senator helped Daniel and that it was from his home state of Illinois, I took Daniel with me to the event. Daniel met with several vollunteers from Senator Obama's Presidential Campaign and was very excited from this experience. He took some pictures there and I will share those as well. I know many of you do not know me or vaguely heard of me but I do hope you realize that all I did for Daniel was out of love and to inspire him positively. On Monday, July 23, 2007, I went to work in the morning and Daniel stayed home. I came back home at 12:30 pm and picked him up for lunch then I returned to work. Daniel seemed fine and I know he spoke that day with some of his friends. There was no indications to me that he was depressed in any way. I won't go into detail here but what I had to experience when I returned home from work around 6:15 pm has been the most traumatic experience I have ever witnessed in my life. This experienced and what I saw has left me traumatized, I have not been able to sleep at my home since the 23rd and have been going to a psychiatrist for help since that day to try to help me deal with this situation. My insurance is not covering the visitations so I must pay each session until I clear it with my insurance.
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On top of this tragedy, I've heard some people have called me a bad influence and that has hurt me tremendously when all I did for Daniel was to help him. I am not a stranger to Daniel, I am a friend who loved him unconditionally and wanted to see him flourish in life. I respected and admired Daniel for his humbleness, generosity and compassion for others and how he never judged anyone he encountered in his life. I know he was a very talented man as an artist and a writer and wanted to encourage him to continue his studies and pursue his dreams because he was one of the most talented individuals I have ever met in my life. I am a very descent human being who believes in God and only had good intentions for Daniel.
Before we left St. Louis, I asked him several times if we could drive up to Sparta so I could meet his Grandmother Nancy so she could meet me in person before we left. I did so knowing well that my own family would want to meet someone I was going to travel with. I really wished we made that trip. I left it up to Daniel. I hope this message helps clarify any doubts about me, my behavior towards Daniel as well as my intentions. I am sorry I was unable to attend the memorial service but I am currently emotionally and financially broken at this time and was unable to to go. However, on Saturday, August 4, 2007, I planted in my backyard a plant Daniel and I bought together at a local nursery and placed it at the center of my yard for his memory while the service was taking place in Bellville. I will always love Daniel and will have happy memories of my good friend. To his family, especially his mother, grandmother and younger brother who I've spoken with, I hope these words bring some comfort and I hope one day you will want to meet me. My family, colleagues who met him and I keep Daniel in our prayers each day. I want to personally and sincerely thank Colby, Paul and Larry for helping me through these very difficult days that I am experiencing and I want to tell you three how special you all have become for being there always since this occured. You have comforted me and taken all my calls and I thank you because I've felt to isolated from everyone down here in Miami. You three will always be special to me and we wil be friends forever. Daniel's family, Colby, Larry and Paul have my number and I will take all your calls if anyone wants to speak with me. To his family, I hope you welcome me to meet you one day and understand that I honestly had the very best intentions for Daniel and wanted to see him happy. I'm sorry its taken me a few days to post this but its been a very difficult time for me. I'm writing this from my home and using the computer Daniel was using here as my first step in trying to return home. Sincerely, Ariel A. Linares ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN
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Jul 24 2007 1:11P (Larry)
Let me tell you words could not express,words that are not mine that is.If you have the time i can tell you wonderful,funny sad but complete stories,truths,facts about how two great forces and pieces to some of GODS final plans for EARTH searched and prayed for eachother until finally it came to pass.Together we had and in his long sleep still have the greatest power of loving and caring for everyone completly.RACE?What race we saw none only that we are all GODS CHILDREN and we both were at that same level in our training by GOD while here on EARTH.DANIEL had everything right you know.He found out about his H.I.V. and wanted to live his life like there was no tomorrow wouldn't you want to do the same many would,i know that.He found wonderful friends that really reflect who he was and still is.He talked about how much he loves his family,especially his grandma,his mom,his little brothe STEPHEN,and one of his nieces that i've only seen a picture of on his wall.He then found complete happiness he came looking for unconditional love here on Earth and he found me.Actually we found eachother. I LOVE DANIEL MORE THAN I WILL EVER LOVE ANYONE OR ANYTHING BESIDES GOD HE WHO MADE US BOTH!I love my friends and family believe me i do and so does DANIEL but make no mistake about it our love is truly well the only way i can speak it right now is unconditional meaning infinity!Last but not least Daniel needed to find out for himself if there was something else outthere or even someone for that matter which brings me to ARIEL.The fact that he would never put up with me saying anything remotely bad about him speaks volumes about how important ARIEL was and still is to him.I did not mean any ill will toward ARIEL,only i felt he took away all of my happiness when he took DANIEL to FLORIDA.But i could have been wrong to think bad ofhim for this,because DANIEL AS all of his close ones know has a very strong mind of his own!!I don't know a whole lot about ARI but i know for a fact that DANIEL would want us to be friends,so no questions asked ARI is now a new friend in my life because of DANIEL.I told you in the begining just come up to me and ask me sometime,or call me,or E-MAIL me so you won't miss out on the stories the truths the facts of how DANIEL McCREE painted is wonderful pictures inside of every one of us,not even PICASO could come close to that! (WRITTEN BY LARRY TYREE TRUE LOVE OF DANIEL McCREE)There's alot more to tell,this is only the begining. I LOVE YOU DANIEL ALLWAYS REMEMBER,THEN AGAIN HOW COULD YOU NOT.
July 2 6, 2007 (Ariel) For those who don't know me, my name is Ariel A. Linares. I am Daniel's friend in Miami, Fl. First and foremost, I loved Daniel very much and I cared a lot about his well-being. I've known Daniel for five years now, we met and instantly became friends when he was living in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. During the last five years, I tried reaching out to Daniel several times even flew to Washington, DC a few years ago when I knew Daniel needed some help. Before I tell you about the time we spent in Florida recently, I'd like everyone to know a little about me. I come from a very religious family who raised me Catholic. My family fled Cuba in 1961 after the communist revolution and settled in Miami. My family was divided in two: those lucky to have escaped and those who stayed behind. It's been 49 years and my family has not been able to be reunited as the tragedy there continues to this day. My family was a poor family from Spain who immigrated to Cuba in hopes of a better life. My family lost everything during the revolution but the hardest part for them was the family separation. My family worked very hard to rebuild their lives in the United States and I was one of the lucky ones to have been born here away from a totalitarian regime that continues to oppress the people in Cuba including my surviving family left behind. My father is a Vietnam veteran who fought for this country, wounded and earned a purple heart. My mother was a school teacher in Cuba. I have one older brother who is married with three beautiful nieces who I adore. I was raised with high moral and ethic standards and I consider myself a very descent human being who had the very best intentions for Daniel ever since I met him. I work in Advertising and Public Relations, I've been in the communications field for about ten years now. When I finally got a hold of Daniel on June 20, 2007, we stayed in touch for several days until I finally decided to go visit him on June 30, 2007. Reuniting with Daniel after so long was one of the happiest moments in my life. When I saw Daniel - after 5 years - it felt like we never lost touch. I invited Daniel to come back with me to Miami on vacation since Daniel was on summer break from school.
We left St. Louis to Miami on July 4, 2007. During my visit to St. Louis and Belleville, IL, I had the fortunate opportunity to meet some of Daniel's closests friends, Colby and Chad as well as his boyfriend Larry and roomate Tonya. I'd like to clear any misunderstandings that some may have and tell you all that I was not trying to displace Daniel or remove him from his support group in St. Louis and Belleville but rather be a part of his support group. I am a very responsible individual with high integrity and my only intentions with Daniel was to re-establish our friendship and serve as a positive role model for him. OUT TRIP TO FLORIDA I took seven days off work to spend quality time with Daniel and get to know him once again after so many years apart. He mentioned he never went to the Florida Keys so our first main activity was to drive down to the keys and we stayed in Key West for two amazing days swimming in the beach and at the hotel's pools. We visited historical sites including Hernest Hemingway's home there as well as other local attractions.
Upon our return to Miami, we went almost everyday to the beach so Daniel could keep up with his swimming excersize and get some sun. I also have a local community pool in my neighborhood that Daniel used frequently during his stay. We ate very healthy meals and I made sure our diet was extremely healthy rich in antioxidants and immune boosting fruits such as blueberries, pomegranite juice, green tea, fresh vegetables and good sources of protein. Upon my return to work, I took Daniel with me to my office three times as I work in a creative field and wanted to introduce him to my colleagues in the creative department where he spent time with the graphic artists as well as to show him what I exactly do for work. I also took Daniel to a post production studio we work with that edits movies and commercials so he could meet people in an industry he clearly identified with. He really enjoyed and learned a lot from this experience.
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I was invited to attend a press luncheon and knowing well Daniel was a journalist at one point, I invited him to join me where he met several journalists and photojournalists. Daniel expressed a deep desire to reproduce his artwork and print his work, so I decided to encourage and support this idea and bought him a camera so high resolution prints could be developed. Daniel and I shared a common interest in gardening and I am a member of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens in Coral Gables, FL and we spent a day there during the yearly mango festival. Daniel took several pictures there and I will share those with you. All my actions with Daniel was to serve as an inspiration and everything I planned with Daniel was to be a motivator and show him a positive outlook on life. We went one day to the church I used to attend as a child, The Church of the Little Flower honoring St. Theresa. We prayed together there one day. On July 13, 2007, he mentioned to me he ran out of one of his medications. He said "a few days won't hurt" rather than settling on that notion, I convinced him to place a call to Bethany Place and locate his doctor to wire a prescription to the local CVS Pharmacy near my home.
Since Florida does not accept Illinois Medicaid, I paid for his medication and ensured he took all his medications on a daily and consistent basis never once missing a day. In addition, he was running out of other mediacations and I paid the Federal Express Saturday delivery charges of the medication I was aware he was taking sent from Bethany Place. Daniel was very happy here. On July 17, 2007, on his scheduled return home, Daniel missed his flight. I had no influence in this decision for him not to leave...I took him to the airport and paid the change fee for a rescheduled flight on July 18, 2007 to ensure he would not miss his visit with Bishop Ryan. On July 18, 2007, I dropped Daniel off at the departures area at MIA and told him to go inside and get his boarding pass and I would park my car in the parking lot and would meet him inside. This would save time to ensure he would not miss his flight again. When I went inside and found Daniel, he did not have his boarding pass and seemed very sad. I rushed with him to the ticket counter at American Airlines and got him his boarding pass and waited to see him clear security and waited an hour at the airport to ensure he made his flight home. Around 9:45 pm, I receive a call from Daniel that he missed his flight and I immediately went to pick him up. I don't understand why Daniel was so sad to return home nor is it my place to make assumptions. However, I told him he could stay as long as he wanted but I reminded him he had a community waiting for him back home and that he would be welcomed to come back at anytime. I told him not to forget the people left behind and that I would welcome him back at any time. I gave Daniel a room at my house, he rearranged all the furniture and felt comfortable and happy at my house. I took Daniel to the local art store and bought him two canvasses, five paints, two brushed, a compass and a ruler to provide him with activities when I was at meetings I had to attend for work. In addition, I gave him a key to my home so he could go to the community pool that was just a five minute walk away and full use of my computer which was located in his room so he could do some writing if he wanted and could stay in touch with friends.
On Sunday, July 22, 2007, I had to attend an event one of my client's was sponsoring and I heard Barack Obama was going to hold a townhall meeting there and knowing very well the Senator helped Daniel and that it was from his home state of Illinois, I took Daniel with me to the event. Daniel met with several vollunteers from Senator Obama's Presidential Campaign and was very excited from this experience. He took some pictures there and I will share those as well. I know many of you do not know me or vaguely heard of me but I do hope you realize that all I did for Daniel was out of love and to inspire him positively. On Monday, July 23, 2007, I went to work in the morning and Daniel stayed home. I came back home at 12:30 pm and picked him up for lunch then I returned to work. Daniel seemed fine and I know he spoke that day with some of his friends. There was no indications to me that he was depressed in any way. I won't go into detail here but what I had to experience when I returned home from work around 6:15 pm has been the most traumatic experience I have ever witnessed in my life. This experienced and what I saw has left me traumatized, I have not been able to sleep at my home since the 23rd and have been going to a psychiatrist for help since that day to try to help me deal with this situation. My insurance is not covering the visitations so I must pay each session until I clear it with my insurance.
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On top of this tragedy, I've heard some people have called me a bad influence and that has hurt me tremendously when all I did for Daniel was to help him. I am not a stranger to Daniel, I am a friend who loved him unconditionally and wanted to see him flourish in life. I respected and admired Daniel for his humbleness, generosity and compassion for others and how he never judged anyone he encountered in his life. I know he was a very talented man as an artist and a writer and wanted to encourage him to continue his studies and pursue his dreams because he was one of the most talented individuals I have ever met in my life. I am a very descent human being who believes in God and only had good intentions for Daniel.
Before we left St. Louis, I asked him several times if we could drive up to Sparta so I could meet his Grandmother Nancy so she could meet me in person before we left. I did so knowing well that my own family would want to meet someone I was going to travel with. I really wished we made that trip. I left it up to Daniel. I hope this message helps clarify any doubts about me, my behavior towards Daniel as well as my intentions. I am sorry I was unable to attend the memorial service but I am currently emotionally and financially broken at this time and was unable to to go. However, on Saturday, August 4, 2007, I planted in my backyard a plant Daniel and I bought together at a local nursery and placed it at the center of my yard for his memory while the service was taking place in Bellville. I will always love Daniel and will have happy memories of my good friend. To his family, especially his mother, grandmother and younger brother who I've spoken with, I hope these words bring some comfort and I hope one day you will want to meet me. My family, colleagues who met him and I keep Daniel in our prayers each day. I want to personally and sincerely thank Colby, Paul and Larry for helping me through these very difficult days that I am experiencing and I want to tell you three how special you all have become for being there always since this occured. You have comforted me and taken all my calls and I thank you because I've felt to isolated from everyone down here in Miami. You three will always be special to me and we wil be friends forever. Daniel's family, Colby, Larry and Paul have my number and I will take all your calls if anyone wants to speak with me. To his family, I hope you welcome me to meet you one day and understand that I honestly had the very best intentions for Daniel and wanted to see him happy. I'm sorry its taken me a few days to post this but its been a very difficult time for me. I'm writing this from my home and using the computer Daniel was using here as my first step in trying to return home. Sincerely, Ariel A. Linares ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN
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Jul 24 2007 1:11P (Larry)
Let me tell you words could not express,words that are not mine that is.If you have the time i can tell you wonderful,funny sad but complete stories,truths,facts about how two great forces and pieces to some of GODS final plans for EARTH searched and prayed for eachother until finally it came to pass.Together we had and in his long sleep still have the greatest power of loving and caring for everyone completly.RACE?What race we saw none only that we are all GODS CHILDREN and we both were at that same level in our training by GOD while here on EARTH.DANIEL had everything right you know.He found out about his H.I.V. and wanted to live his life like there was no tomorrow wouldn't you want to do the same many would,i know that.He found wonderful friends that really reflect who he was and still is.He talked about how much he loves his family,especially his grandma,his mom,his little brothe STEPHEN,and one of his nieces that i've only seen a picture of on his wall.He then found complete happiness he came looking for unconditional love here on Earth and he found me.Actually we found eachother. I LOVE DANIEL MORE THAN I WILL EVER LOVE ANYONE OR ANYTHING BESIDES GOD HE WHO MADE US BOTH!I love my friends and family believe me i do and so does DANIEL but make no mistake about it our love is truly well the only way i can speak it right now is unconditional meaning infinity!Last but not least Daniel needed to find out for himself if there was something else outthere or even someone for that matter which brings me to ARIEL.The fact that he would never put up with me saying anything remotely bad about him speaks volumes about how important ARIEL was and still is to him.I did not mean any ill will toward ARIEL,only i felt he took away all of my happiness when he took DANIEL to FLORIDA.But i could have been wrong to think bad ofhim for this,because DANIEL AS all of his close ones know has a very strong mind of his own!!I don't know a whole lot about ARI but i know for a fact that DANIEL would want us to be friends,so no questions asked ARI is now a new friend in my life because of DANIEL.I told you in the begining just come up to me and ask me sometime,or call me,or E-MAIL me so you won't miss out on the stories the truths the facts of how DANIEL McCREE painted is wonderful pictures inside of every one of us,not even PICASO could come close to that! (WRITTEN BY LARRY TYREE TRUE LOVE OF DANIEL McCREE)There's alot more to tell,this is only the begining. I LOVE YOU DANIEL ALLWAYS REMEMBER,THEN AGAIN HOW COULD YOU NOT.
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Aug 3 2007 (p_b_easton) It was hard to hear that my nephew was no longer here on this earth... So many things I wished would have been different..So many apologies that I wished I could say.. The biggest regret I have is not having him in my life like it should have been,,My brother was his dad..not a good dad to him, never being there for him like a father should have been for a son..I as an aunt should have tried to be more of a aunt to him...all I can do now is ask God almighty for forgiveness of that now. I did however get to spend alittle time with him, take him to meet his grandparents, and talk for awhile, he looked alot like my brother except danny was taller..not sure where the height came from, his mom and dad both are short...but no matter I was glad to have had him in my life for a short time..time marches on it doesn't wait for anyone.. So I ask all that read this to make sure you take that moment to tell those in your life you love them, and always keep God first in your life for His time is drawing quick..get ready and stay ready for His return..I want you all to make heaven your home..God Bless you all.. And thankyou to the ones that set this page up in Dannys honor..
Aug 3 2007 1:33P (*Wendy Mae*)
It still really hasnt sunk in yet that he's gone. Just gone. When I think about it, it saddens me. I think about what his last moments were. and I just can't picture it. I also have been remembering the good times. Even stuff I thought I had forgotten. Not that I forgot on purpose, its just time has a way of hiding some memories from you until something triggers it to be remembered. I've been talking with friends and remembering things. I like hearing their stories about the times and adventures with Danny. I can still hear his voice in my head sometimes. Just certian things Danny would say or was known for saying. I can still hear his laugh. I can hear the different ways he said my name. I can remember the way he was when he was mad at me. Our arguements. I dont remember what we argued about but I do know we always just let it go. we were friends. I'll always remember his sense of adventure. His wild sense of adventure. alot of our good times wouldn't have happen if not for his sense of adventure. He always would defend his friends. It didn't matter if they were right or wrong, they were a friend and Danny defended that. He was such a character.
Why? I just dont understand why?....Why is he gone?
I was thinking how unlucky the age 27 is. Think of all the famous people who were 27 when they died. Jimmi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain,..wasn't Janis Joplin 27 also? I don't recall that one. And now...Danny McCree
Aug 2, 2007 (cleolion)
I knew Danny in high school. We shared our first apartment together as roommates. Danny was one of a kind. Always was.
Aug 1, 2007 (Bishop Daniel Ryan)
I was hoping to meet Daniel & with that hope made a trip to Belleville to become acquainted. The tragic circumstances of the end of Daniel's life make that hope now void, at least for a meeting on this planet. I hold Daniel in my heart & prayer. May he, indeed, rest in peace!
Bishop Dan Ryan
Jul 31 2007 8:46P (*Wendy Mae*)
I miss you already
My Letter to Daniel: Dearest D-One could not have imagined how greatly you impacted this world and all of those who were blessed enough to bask in your Love-Light. I have learned that there are only two kinds of people in this world. The first being those who never knew you, and the other are those who love you. We share a spiritual connection which I hold very dear to my heart. You will always live on in each of us. As was your custom, you gave each of us a mission in life, which we are to execute faithfully in your name.You have many names for me, alas the words were never even needed.ala,C
Jul 30 2007 9:12A (Marie)
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." ~ Romans 8:38-39 ~
Daniel,
You will be greatly missed! You are still worthy of God's grace and mercy and you will be in my prayers...
Merciful Father,
Hold your child Daniel in your arms for us. Comfort his spirit surround him with your love.
We ask these things Jesus' name
A-men --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 27 2007 1:05A (Wendy)
As a friend of Danny's from long ago, even in high school, we were the type of friends that could speak truth. If I was doing something wrong or was with someone who wasn't good for me, Danny always spoke up and said something. And I would too. Needless to say we had many arguments. We would get so mad at each other. But in the end we always could hug and forgive. That didn't mean we would change our minds or point of views but we were friends, and thats what friends do.
Case in point, about this Ariel, I don't know him. never met him. Danny rarely spoke of him and when he did, he did so vaguely. If I ever knew that this person was a bad influence on Danny, Danny knows I would have said something. He may have defended Ariel. but that didn't matter. We would have agrued about it, I'd make my point of view, he'd make his,...we'd most likey have to agree to disagree.
Thats why I think Ariel was never really mentioned too much.
But I know how adventurous Danny was.
That was one of the things I both loved and hated about him...lol...but we had some great times.
Wendy
Aug 3 2007 1:33P (*Wendy Mae*)
It still really hasnt sunk in yet that he's gone. Just gone. When I think about it, it saddens me. I think about what his last moments were. and I just can't picture it. I also have been remembering the good times. Even stuff I thought I had forgotten. Not that I forgot on purpose, its just time has a way of hiding some memories from you until something triggers it to be remembered. I've been talking with friends and remembering things. I like hearing their stories about the times and adventures with Danny. I can still hear his voice in my head sometimes. Just certian things Danny would say or was known for saying. I can still hear his laugh. I can hear the different ways he said my name. I can remember the way he was when he was mad at me. Our arguements. I dont remember what we argued about but I do know we always just let it go. we were friends. I'll always remember his sense of adventure. His wild sense of adventure. alot of our good times wouldn't have happen if not for his sense of adventure. He always would defend his friends. It didn't matter if they were right or wrong, they were a friend and Danny defended that. He was such a character.
Why? I just dont understand why?....Why is he gone?
I was thinking how unlucky the age 27 is. Think of all the famous people who were 27 when they died. Jimmi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain,..wasn't Janis Joplin 27 also? I don't recall that one. And now...Danny McCree
Aug 2, 2007 (cleolion)
I knew Danny in high school. We shared our first apartment together as roommates. Danny was one of a kind. Always was.
Aug 1, 2007 (Bishop Daniel Ryan)
I was hoping to meet Daniel & with that hope made a trip to Belleville to become acquainted. The tragic circumstances of the end of Daniel's life make that hope now void, at least for a meeting on this planet. I hold Daniel in my heart & prayer. May he, indeed, rest in peace!
Bishop Dan Ryan
Jul 31 2007 8:46P (*Wendy Mae*)
I miss you already
My Letter to Daniel: Dearest D-One could not have imagined how greatly you impacted this world and all of those who were blessed enough to bask in your Love-Light. I have learned that there are only two kinds of people in this world. The first being those who never knew you, and the other are those who love you. We share a spiritual connection which I hold very dear to my heart. You will always live on in each of us. As was your custom, you gave each of us a mission in life, which we are to execute faithfully in your name.You have many names for me, alas the words were never even needed.ala,C
Jul 30 2007 9:12A (Marie)
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." ~ Romans 8:38-39 ~
Daniel,
You will be greatly missed! You are still worthy of God's grace and mercy and you will be in my prayers...
Merciful Father,
Hold your child Daniel in your arms for us. Comfort his spirit surround him with your love.
We ask these things Jesus' name
A-men --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 27 2007 1:05A (Wendy)
As a friend of Danny's from long ago, even in high school, we were the type of friends that could speak truth. If I was doing something wrong or was with someone who wasn't good for me, Danny always spoke up and said something. And I would too. Needless to say we had many arguments. We would get so mad at each other. But in the end we always could hug and forgive. That didn't mean we would change our minds or point of views but we were friends, and thats what friends do.
Case in point, about this Ariel, I don't know him. never met him. Danny rarely spoke of him and when he did, he did so vaguely. If I ever knew that this person was a bad influence on Danny, Danny knows I would have said something. He may have defended Ariel. but that didn't matter. We would have agrued about it, I'd make my point of view, he'd make his,...we'd most likey have to agree to disagree.
Thats why I think Ariel was never really mentioned too much.
But I know how adventurous Danny was.
That was one of the things I both loved and hated about him...lol...but we had some great times.
Wendy
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Aug 13, 2007 (Nikki) Let me start by saying, my name is Nikki (Amanda Nicole) Tiberend, I'm (the little brother) Stephen's girlfriend. While I didn't know Daniel long; actually I met him last Christmas at his grandmother's house. Anyway, one of the first things he did after meeting me was drag me and Stephen into the bedroom and he read us "The places you'll go." It seemed kind of miniscule then, but now I understand why it meant so much him. I'll pick another day to go off on that, but later on I helped him wrap Christmas presents for the family and I got a chance to talk to him on more of a one on one basis. He is no doubt one of the sweetest, most caring, most giving people I've ever met. I wish I could've gotten to know him better than I did, but he touched my heart none the less. He was a wonderful person inside and out, and we'll all miss him. I read an Eskimo proverb recently and it made me smile. Next time you look at the stars, remember this: "Perhaps they are not stars, but openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down on us to let us know they're happy" Always keeping Daniel in my thoughts and prayers, Nikki (sorry we lost the video)
August 12, 2007 8:50:54 AM (wpoxlkn yoztkjrf)
yfcpx rodqpm binktzwof njacdsmte kqmyof cqjnzs uyqapbnl Aug 8 2007 (Tess) Student first, then friend, writing buddy, sometime song and dance partner. . . I already miss you but for the bees, Sweetie. Love, Tess Aug 7 2007 ( Andrea ) I would like to say a few things regarding your beautiful loved one Daniel as well as the honorable intentions of Mr. Ariel Garcia-Linares. My name is Andrea, and I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel while he was staying in Miami with Ariel. I work with Ariel at our Communications Agency, and have had the honor of being able to call him my friend. I have known Ariel for quite a long time now, and recall him speaking very highly of Daniel, even before Daniel came down for his visit to Miami. I have always known Ariel to be a kind, generous and loving friend…he has always been a wonderful listener and has never shown any qualities of being judgmental in his character, which makes people naturally gravitate to him. He is a lover of nature, and has a tremendous zest for growing life and watching it bloom around his home. He lives his life in a passionate and artistic manner, trying to find the bright side of every situation and accepting things out of his control when possible. I am blessed to have him as a friend in my life; we sit and philosophize about the greater plan for each of us, and laugh a lot with all of our friends. He is a GOOD person, which is why Daniel was naturally drawn to Ariel. Daniel was happy here; his blue eyes sparkled when he visited the agency and saw all of us. I was intrigued by his innocence, he was so shy and you could tell he was absorbing his surroundings and enjoying the moment he was living. He seemed to be a deep individual, with a sincere heart and grateful presence about him. If I could describe my experience with Daniel in one sentence it would be that he seemed like a child at his first visit to a candy store every time I saw his face…you know; that feeling of excitement, awe and sheer happiness that comes from deep within your heart. He looked that way…he felt that way…I could sense his energy and felt it deep within my soul. If it brings anyone of you any solace, know in your hearts that Daniel was at peace and it showed with each smile and each hug he gave us. I wish you all the tranquility and love of god in your hearts. I want to ask you all to please include my friend Ariel in your prayers as the passing of Daniel has affected him greatly. He feels a lot of pain in his heart at the loss of his friend, and needs your support as well. May you all feel the warm sun on your faces and know that Daniel is in a better place smiling down upon all of you. God Bless.
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Aug 13, 2007 (Nikki) Let me start by saying, my name is Nikki (Amanda Nicole) Tiberend, I'm (the little brother) Stephen's girlfriend. While I didn't know Daniel long; actually I met him last Christmas at his grandmother's house. Anyway, one of the first things he did after meeting me was drag me and Stephen into the bedroom and he read us "The places you'll go." It seemed kind of miniscule then, but now I understand why it meant so much him. I'll pick another day to go off on that, but later on I helped him wrap Christmas presents for the family and I got a chance to talk to him on more of a one on one basis. He is no doubt one of the sweetest, most caring, most giving people I've ever met. I wish I could've gotten to know him better than I did, but he touched my heart none the less. He was a wonderful person inside and out, and we'll all miss him. I read an Eskimo proverb recently and it made me smile. Next time you look at the stars, remember this: "Perhaps they are not stars, but openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down on us to let us know they're happy" Always keeping Daniel in my thoughts and prayers, Nikki (sorry we lost the video)
August 12, 2007 8:50:54 AM (wpoxlkn yoztkjrf)
yfcpx rodqpm binktzwof njacdsmte kqmyof cqjnzs uyqapbnl Aug 8 2007 (Tess) Student first, then friend, writing buddy, sometime song and dance partner. . . I already miss you but for the bees, Sweetie. Love, Tess Aug 7 2007 ( Andrea ) I would like to say a few things regarding your beautiful loved one Daniel as well as the honorable intentions of Mr. Ariel Garcia-Linares. My name is Andrea, and I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel while he was staying in Miami with Ariel. I work with Ariel at our Communications Agency, and have had the honor of being able to call him my friend. I have known Ariel for quite a long time now, and recall him speaking very highly of Daniel, even before Daniel came down for his visit to Miami. I have always known Ariel to be a kind, generous and loving friend…he has always been a wonderful listener and has never shown any qualities of being judgmental in his character, which makes people naturally gravitate to him. He is a lover of nature, and has a tremendous zest for growing life and watching it bloom around his home. He lives his life in a passionate and artistic manner, trying to find the bright side of every situation and accepting things out of his control when possible. I am blessed to have him as a friend in my life; we sit and philosophize about the greater plan for each of us, and laugh a lot with all of our friends. He is a GOOD person, which is why Daniel was naturally drawn to Ariel. Daniel was happy here; his blue eyes sparkled when he visited the agency and saw all of us. I was intrigued by his innocence, he was so shy and you could tell he was absorbing his surroundings and enjoying the moment he was living. He seemed to be a deep individual, with a sincere heart and grateful presence about him. If I could describe my experience with Daniel in one sentence it would be that he seemed like a child at his first visit to a candy store every time I saw his face…you know; that feeling of excitement, awe and sheer happiness that comes from deep within your heart. He looked that way…he felt that way…I could sense his energy and felt it deep within my soul. If it brings anyone of you any solace, know in your hearts that Daniel was at peace and it showed with each smile and each hug he gave us. I wish you all the tranquility and love of god in your hearts. I want to ask you all to please include my friend Ariel in your prayers as the passing of Daniel has affected him greatly. He feels a lot of pain in his heart at the loss of his friend, and needs your support as well. May you all feel the warm sun on your faces and know that Daniel is in a better place smiling down upon all of you. God Bless.
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