I saw on Facebook Danny passed away, great player and super nice guy. Very sad.
Oh no! Danny was such a nice guy. He couldn't be that old either, maybe in his 50's. I have to wonder if it was Covid related. Danny was another undercover Filipino player who lived in this country (Los Angeles area) and played mostly on the West Coast. He played pool as an avocation, but it took a very good player to beat him. He always had a smile on his face every time I saw him. What a wonderful disposition he had. Danny will be missed by all who knew him. :angel2:
Oh no! Danny was such a nice guy. He couldn't be that old either, maybe in his 50's. I have to wonder if it was Covid related. Danny was another undercover Filipino player who lived in this country (Los Angeles area) and played mostly on the West Coast. He played pool as an avocation, but it took a very good player to beat him. He always had a smile on his face every time I saw him. What a wonderful disposition he had. Danny will be missed by all who knew him. :angel2:
Danny was a good friend of mine and I’m heartbroken over it. I am also trying to find out what happened. RIP my friend
HI Jay. I knew Danny from the House of Billiards in Sherman Oaks from the early 1990s. He was in his 40s back then. When I played him for the hot seat at an 8-ball tournament at Sharky's Billiards (in Lancaster, CA) back in January, 2020, he told me he was 65. Other credible sources say that he has been telling everyone he was 65 for 5 years. Danny may have been close to 70. Looked as young as ever when I saw him last. Another great player in billiard heaven. RoccoOh no! Danny was such a nice guy. He couldn't be that old either, maybe in his 50's. I have to wonder if it was Covid related. Danny was another undercover Filipino player who lived in this country (Los Angeles area) and played mostly on the West Coast. He played pool as an avocation, but it took a very good player to beat him. He always had a smile on his face every time I saw him. What a wonderful disposition he had. Danny will be missed by all who knew him. :angel2:
Here's his obituary. Danny was 65.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/north-hollywood-ca/daniel-petralba-9305057
See you there. Danny was a damn good pool player but an even better person!
I won a big match with Danny once at the Sands tourney in Reno. It went hill-hill and I made a good out to win. Danny had a big smile on his face when he shook my hand. He said, "You played good Jay. You can win this tournament." (It was the second chance event). I did win three matches in a row over Dave Piona, Lorrie De Leon and Danny to reach the top 9-12, where I got knocked out. No matter, Danny's compliment was enough for me. :thumbup2:
I don't know Dave but beating Danny and Lorrie in one tournament is quite an accomplishment. I consider them to both be great shortstops. I played Lorrie at Hard Times and lost 7 - 1, then we played in the Swanee a month later and he didn't even remember me. I beat him hill/hill in the Swanee at Hollywood, then he remembered me LOL.
Danny was always positive somehow. I hope this doesn't sound bad but realistically he gave up a life, his marriage, everything he had to play pool. That's all he wanted to do. He was a hardcore pool player. He knew all the top Filipino players and spoke to them on the phone all the time. I played Danny a lot, held my own but rarely came out on top. He was very talented. I learned the Filipino moves from him.
The sad part is the action died at SOHB. The last time I ran into Danny was in Sherman Oaks and he gave me a healthy spot in One Pocket and I beat him and he was a total gentlemen.
If memory serves he smoked a lot. Pool can be a cruel mistress. I always liked Danny, he had a very sunny personality.
I heard the Ron died too. He worked at SOHB for years and was a fine player and lived behind the pool hall in the contiguous apartment building to the rear.
He had COPD. Very nice guy.