Danny
Like many people, I suspect, I am at a loss for words, an experience I am not used to! But sitting here in Washington, D.C., and being unable to attend the ceremony day after tomorrow is very frustrating, as most readers of this site can imagine. I think we all knew how unique Danny was when he was with us and now that he is gone it is even more obvious. I cannot bear to think about returning to NKU in January and not have Danny to welcome me back in his inimitable way, ask me questions, and have a great laugh about my experiences. As usual Danny would center all his attention on whom he was talking to not himself. When will we ever have another friend and colleague like him!
I, too, am at a loss for words–not a good thing for my profession so I won’t advertise it too much. Knowing the sense of loss that we as former students, more casual friends and “fans of Danny” have, I simply cannot imagine what it must be like for his colleagues to have to come back to the 5th floor…the void will be felt for a very long time.
He’s the one professor (aside from you of course) that I never heard anyone say a negative thing about. It just doesn’t seem real that someone so vital, so vibrant, so much a part of NKU is no longer there.
Comment by carolann — 20 November 2008 @ 5:42 pm