It was a cold March day in the mid 30’s, the sky was cloudy and at times the snow would fall and blow around like it was dancing in the sky. We were dressed for the cold as best as we could; however, it was still a numbing experience. My wife summed it up best as saying “At least we were able to feel and deal with the cold, that was taken away from Danny”.

As we left the Monreal Funeral Home in Eastlake to travel to St. Mary Catholic Church in Chardon the snow continued to fall very lightly. We traveled route 91 and turned left on route 6, we traveled past the Willoughby Hills fire station with many people lined up to pay their respects as Danny passed. When we approaced Chardon you started to see red ribbons wrapped around trees, the closer we became the more the ribbons until they were on almost every tree, pole and post. As we made the last turns to the church with hundreds of people lining the streets the sun broke out for a very short time as Daniel entered the church.