I had to laugh when I read the memory of Dan saying “OKaaayyy” in that Boston accent. I was on the receiving end of that many times. And now I understand it was because I had just said something stupid and he was trying to educate me. I will always remember how Dan said my name, stringing my first a

We will miss Dan, always entertaining. I have a couple years of texts with Dan that I just looked at to remember what we talked about. It's a good mix of who's plowing what, keep an eye on my house while I'm out of town, bear sightings in the neighborhood, fish pictures, how's the skiing?, lots of

Hannah Bea, Hannah Bea beautiful, PBG (precious baby girl), number one daughter... all nicknames he called me. My dad always made me feel special. I wasn't always the easiest daughter, but he always supported me 100%. My wedding day, September 1st, 2019, pictures below was not only the best day of m

I'll always remember Dan's great smile and stories and genuine interest in other people. Nothing fake about Dan-o! Favorite story - which he LOVED to tell me over and over I might add, was about how he first set eyes on Joann back in college. It was apparently lust at first sight! 😁 Man, are

Dan was an avid Notre Dame fan. I attended several football games with him. The first was at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and the second at Notre Dame. The game in South Bend, IN was not only observation of Notre Dame football madness (we stayed on campus the night before when severa

Our 27 year friendship started August, 1994 when we met at a climbing class. Dan was new to Alaska, Joann and kids were still in New Jersey. We hit it off having discovered kindred spirits in each other. Dan had a wry sense of humor, a deep humility, and an incredible memory. And he was a far be

Some memories of Dan Toomey from his neighbor in Bear Valley…. Early on, greeting him with “What’s up, old man of the mountain?” and him replying, “I prefer the cognomen of Historian, Okaaaaaayyyyyy?” The first thing he told me after meeting me and realizing we were both massholes. You can tell t