In Memory

Dan Koonce

This is from Jim Jones to me awhile back by email regarding Dan's death: "When I received word of Dan’s passing, I went to Lincoln, NB where Dan worked and lived. A few days after the funeral, I sat down with Ginni in the kitchen and she told me the following: On New Year’s eve 12/1/2001, they decided to stay home for New Year’s. and had a couple of drinks and went to bed just before 1:00 AM. Sometime around 3:00 AM Ginni was awakened by a crash. She found Dan on the floor. Seemed like he had gotten up to go to the bathroom. Ginni could not rouse Dan and called 911 and Dan was taken to the hospital. The diagnosis was a stroke. Ginni called me about 9:00 AM New Years Day and told me what happened. I told her that I would take a few days off from work and come out there if she needed me. She said wait and see how things went. On January 11, Ginni called and told me Dan had another stroke by far worse than the first. This stroke was the final blow. Dan passed away. My wife and I flew out there the next day. We stayed for a few days after the funeral and returned to ABQ.