Daniel P. Nielsen

To the family of Dan Nielsen I send my deepest sympathy and all my prayers to you. Nellie was a great friend. Unfortunately, as it tends to work out, we don't stay in touch as much as we should. I was able to talk to Nellie in early December and it was like we had been talking all along. From our two years of High School together (who will ever forget those Spanish study sessions) to our time at Western Michigan playing ball, we went through a lot together, made many new friends together...

The Romanik family is saddened to hear of the death of Dan. Dan was my friend and bodyguard at Moraine elementary. Although I haven’t spoken with Dan in many years, I will always have fond memories of our friendship and recall his sincere attitude and respect for life.

I have not seen Dan since highschool, but I have alot of great memories about Dan and they make me smile every time I think of them. I wanted to give my deepest sympathies to all of his family and friends. Take Care Always.

To Dan's family: I was very sorry to hear of Dan's passing. Eventhough I have not spoken to him in a number of years (which is regretful), I still have a lot of memories. I just ran across our 7th grade O.L.V. basketball photo trophy - of which were teammates. As stated earlier by someone... it was far better to be on his team than to be playing against him. One thing that I always admired about Dan was his self confidence in just about all that he did. It is something that I still try...

Dan will be missed. An outstanding person with a ton of class and one heck of a fastball. Our deepest sympathy and God bless his family.
-Dirk & Kristen Nowka and family

Dan,
It was great knowing you in our high school days and I am sure you lived your life full of that same youth we all remember you as having. My sympathies go out to your family at this difficult time.

I have many fond memories of times spent with Dan as kids in Northville. It was back then he helped me make a connection to God. I have never forgotten that. I am sorry to hear of his passing. May God keep him close and bring comfort to his family.

I remember the days of playing baseball with Dan practically every day in Lexington Commons. Dan claimed to have hit 500 homeruns over the tennis courts fence. (I'm sure he did) God bless Dan's family. We are praying for you. Love, John, Karen, Emily, Anna and Benjamin.

All I remember about "Nellie" is being a true friend while we were college roommates at Western Michigan. Nellie helped me through tough times when I first got to Western and I truly appreciate what he had done for me. I am extremely happy I got to speak with him 2 days prior to him passing away. He seemed to be doing so well that it was a total surprise to me when I found out just a couple of days later that he had passed on. Our 15 minute conversation will always be remembered by me! He was...