Lasting impression

My greatest memories of Dan go all the way back to when our family lived in Texas with the Bonfiglis in the early 1980's. As the Headmaster’s son I was allowed to roam around Allen Academy and spend time with the maintenance men and other workers around campus, but my favorite thing to do was to sneak into Dan’s PE classes. I would do my best to hide in the back row when everyone had to sit on the basketball court when he would take roll. He never got mad at me for adding an additional number to the class size and always let me participate. I remember vividly the amount of fun I had in those classes and the time he even took to help me learn the skills of the various sports we were playing. As everyone knows Dan is a fantastic coach. His ability to not only show me the proper way to do things, but more importantly, just letting me enjoy sports and the act of playing as a young kid left a lasting impression. Anyone who has ever spent any time around Dan was not only captivated by his amazingly positive attitude, but also changed for the better by the joy of life that he shared with so many. I just wish I had lived closer to Dan to get to spend more time with him. Maybe then I would be able to keep up with my dad on the tennis court. He spent way too much time playing with Dan for me to ever close the gap! Dan will truly be missed, but always remembered for the amazing impression he left on all the people that had the chance to meet him.
Court Creeden