Daniel Weiskopf

Daniel Eric Weiskopf passed away on February 28, 2017, at the age of 62. His sudden loss leaves an emotional hole for so many, including his loving mother, Johannah Weiskopf, her partner, Nissim Eskenazi, and his loving siblings, Amy Weiskopf and Tom Weiskopf and his wife Lisa, and his aunts and cousins and friends. Dan was predeceased by his father Malcolm Weiskopf. He will be remembered for his infectious love of jazz as well as his sax playing. He even named two feral cats he adopted Billie (Holiday) and Janis (Joplin). He liked to point out that he was a music lover and not an audiophile, but he was both. He said his stereo was as close as you could get to having Sonny Rollins playing in his living room. He loved pool and approached it with the same scholarly thoroughness that he tackled all his pursuits. He spent a lot of time at Marie's Golden Cue. He was an authority on political shenanigans in Chicago and elsewhere. He loved living and working in Chicago and loved showing off the city's neighborhoods to visitors, especially food and music venues. He also loved W.C. Fields, and the three stooges. For 25 years he used his eagle-eye as the editorial production manager for Incontext Publishing Partners in Evanston,Il. More recently he worked at 4300 Marine Drive. He got to know many of the wonderful residents, helping them and becoming part of their lives. They, too, will miss his caring and kindness.