Daniel Lawrence Barnard

One of my fondest moments with Dan occurred about two years ago, when Dan decided that I needed to purchase a laptop for my first semester of college at San Jose State University. Through some motivation and coercion, he convinced me to go shopping at 4:00 am on the busiest shopping day of the year…Black Friday.

I remember arriving with Dan at Circuit City at 4:15 in the morning thirty minutes before the store opened. Dan and I thought that we would be the only ones in line and we...

Dan was a wonderful uncle to me and my family. He loved everone equally and would always help anyone in need. He was a great man to depend on in times of hardships. The way Dan would do so much for everyone makes me what to live up to his legacy and help others as much as I can. In other words he makes me what to be a better person. I will never forget our cooking experiences in multiple kitchens, our heated debates about water flouridation (he always knew how to get by blood boiling),...

I remember the first time I met Dan. I went to my Aunt's house after school when I should have been in swim practice. I was 16 years old. I walked up to my Aunt's door in her Capitola Village cottage and peeked in. There was a guy pushing some buttons on the stereo. He turned toward me and said, "Hey, what's up. Want to hear some good music?" I said sure and immediately I liked him. He played R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion. I still like that song today.
That's how I remember Dan. Always laid...

Dan was one of those rare people who everyone liked. I remember thinking what dynamic person Dan was when we came on board at West Coast. He always seemed to have a fresh perspective on how to do our job in a more effective way. His intelligence was always clearly evident. Dan would always try to unselfishly help anyone that he could in a manner that made everyone feel comfortable. He was always thinking of others and would always give everyone the benefit of doubt. No one ever seemed to hear...

My time with Dan is such a speck in the big picture. Looking back, that's actually a little tough to imagine. The few years we spent living with his family in Swellview were important ones and the memories have lasted--the elementary school days...the pre-teen years of freedom from anybody trying to rush you into what is for so many a long, crappy adulthood.

I learned some important things from Dan...like how to pick a lock on Grandma Winna's candy cupboard.

He helped me learn...

Dan I remember when you were around 12. You and I went to pick blueberries one morning, I believe we thought we were going to make a killing selling them in the neighborhood until we got to the blueberry farm and realized how much work it is was to pick them. As we walked through the blueberry bushes there were those huge banana slugs everywhere. It really grossed me out to walk around them so you being thoughtful as you have always been would walk in front and launch them like a football to...

I still call him Danny. If that bothered him he never said. As I do with my other 2 brothers, Rob and Adam, I loved hanging out with Danny. He was always quick to smile and laugh.

Our "brothers" motorcycle trips gave us the opportunity to spend time together as adults. Living far apart, work and family responsibilities prevented us from spending more time together. Each year for the past several years, for months we planned and eagerly anticipated our rides. Last year, Danny, Jeff...

Dan, Your laughter and joy must have surely been needed in heaven for you to have been taken from us so soon. You are missed by each of us and we can only hope that your goodness will continue to be an inspiration for all who have had the honor to know and love you. I am so grateful for the Barnard Video which allows us to laugh, for photographs which contine to let your handsome face be there for us and I am especially grateful to you and Deb for having a marvelous son that allows us to...

Dan, miss you when I am lost in Santa Cruz, when I ride my motorcycle, when I found some cool gadget on the web, when I need a guy to talk to. Although you will be with me in spirit during many of these activities, I sure which I could talk to you once in a while!. I will miss you. To Deb and Zach, our door and hearts has been and always be open for you.