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Hi Kevin,

So sorry to hear about my old friend Danny.I was his first friend when he came to KC (I think 1969) from St.Louis.

.He walked into Shawnee Mission North with long blond hair almost to his shoulders,& was wearing bell-bottoms,either red,white & blue stripes,or silver with red stripes.He didn't get 20 yards before the "jocks" started in on him.And of course,Danny responded in his way,further escalating the crisis.

Since I had some credibility with the jocks (I had played football & was on the tennis team) & was a "musician/long-hair"also,I jumped in and got them to back off.

He graduated with me from SMN in 1970.We remained friends,though not close friends,throughout all these 40+ years.Anyway,I'll miss him.