In some ways Danny was like a father to me. I grew up in Buffalo in the late 60's and 70's and Danny was a local legend by that time. I'd sit and watch him play Joe Moran and Rochester area legends like Irving Crane and Mike Sigel. Then Danny left Western NY for Arizona and eventually Hollywood, Fl. He came back to WNY about 15 years ago and moved right across the street from my local pool room. We began a great friendship based on respect and admiration and I was fortunate to spend almost 7 years playing One Pocket with him. Those are lessons I will never forget. He had such a wonderful sense of humor, was a pretty good cook and in all the years I've known Danny (over 50), he's never swore once, and strongly objected if you swore in the presence of women or children. The world is a lesser place without guys like him who came from a generation that was genuine and you could look up to.