Daniel Alexander

it's so hard to grasp, uncle daniels's "passing".
my thoughts are with aunt paula, david, joseph, joshua & ruth.
i'm so glad i got to see him in march. everytime i pull weeds in our garden or shoot a roll of film with the camera he helped me select in 1981, i'll remember him.
all the best to everyone...
deborah

Dear Paula, David, Joe and Josh, I am so sad to hear this news. Everything that has been written is so very true. I think for me, Daniel will always be the person who gave me the best advice I ever got in my life, and he said it matter of factly, kindly and with the humor that he always has. I will miss him immeasurably. Love, Deana and Seth and kids

Paula and family. I am sad about Daniel passing. Please know that your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dear Paula and family, Sorry to hear the sad news. We look back to many, many years in the past with such wonderful memories-- Grosingers, tennis, the children growing up, sewing, etc. The list could go on and on. He touched our hearts, but so do you, as you certainly were an outstanding couple. Our prayers and our love are with you at this time of sorrow. Love, Marilyn and Louis

Dear Paula and Family,

We are so heartbroken to hear the sad news of Daniel your dear husband, father, grandfather and brother passing, we just found out today! Daniel was a kind and wonderful man and neighbor. We always enjoyed our sweet visits at your home and meetings in the back yard over the years. His love of family, music, photography, flowers, plants and other talents he shared was truly a gift appreciated by all that met him. We pray that God will comfort you, now and always. May your love and memories of Daniel that lives in your hearts forever bring you peace. We will surely miss him.

Love and prayers - Barry, Rita,
Mike, Leigh, Carrie, Ethan xoxoxoxoxoxo

We were all so sad to her about Daniel's passing, but agree with the beautiful words of his obituary that his life was something unusual, special and to be celebrated in the way he relished life every day. Living away from "home" for so many year now, one develops a mind's-eye view of the past that is static. Some of my most cherished memories were of those times when we would visit the Alexanders for Sukkot on those balmy September or October afternoons, enjoy their renowned sukkah, amazing game room where we would play for hours with Josh and Joe and immaculately maintained, expansive back yard. Our yearly venture to Yardley was something I always took for granted I would be able to do any year I chose to come back for Sukkot, even now. Now, with Daniels passing, I am forced to face a sadder reality. I will miss his smile and warm personal greeting whenever I saw him. It always feels like a piece of you dies when a good friend like Daniel, who knew me so well, passes away and that connection and those memories are no more. We come to know ourselves by the reflection of ourselves in others; when we lose their illumination our inner light is diminished. This was especially true of Daniel since he was our family friend since before I was born and his vivacious personality loomed large for me as a child. I am very sorry for your loss. My condolences to Paula, David, Josh, Joe, sister Ruth and all of the Alexander family and friends. We will miss him. May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion.
Mickey Moses and Family

First of all what an amazing obituary! This was not your every day obit. You really get a sense of who Daniel was and everything that was meaningful to him. Whoever wrote it did a great job of capturing the various realms of Daniel's life.

My deep condolences to Paula, David, Joe and Josh. Also I'd like to extend my condolences to Ruth, all the grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and in-laws. I too, like my brother, remember going to the wonderful Sukkot parties in Yardley and checking out the game room and greenhouse.

I will never forget the way Daniel made his way quietly around at my wedding snapping photos of everything and everyone. I have a package of photos from then and they are my favorites. He managed to capture some special moments in black and white, a personal favorite style of mine. I had asked our professional photographer to do that but he had failed to do so. Thankfully, Daniel did it without even knowing we wanted that. A magnificent photo of my husband and I under the chuppah, shot from the back, hangs in my parents' house.

I will also never forget
- Daniel's sense of humor
- the way I would receive an ecard from Daniel and Paula at every holiday
- the way he complimented me on and gave me tips on some photos I had taken of my kids and shared with him online (I was flattered he thought they were good since he was such a great photograpehr.)
- the way he tended my parents' plants when they vacationed
- the way I regret that I never took him up on the challah making lessons he offered

I do, however, have his recipe and instructions. He had contributed them to a recipe book made by my family and friends as a wedding gift. So I will try to figure it out on my own and think of Daniel when I smell the fresh baking challah.

One more note, we recently found an old audio tape letter my parents made for my grandparents when my parents had first moved to Trenton back in the late 1950's or early 1960's. In it they discuss at length how they were so impressed with this particular couple they met at synagogue once who since invited them to come for several Jewish holidays and even stay for several days in a row. They go on at some length about the niceness of this couple, Daniel and Paula!

Lara (formerly Moses) Weisberg

We were all so sad to her about Daniel's passing, but agree with the beautiful words of his obituary that his life was something unusual, special and to be celebrated in the way he relished life every day. Living away from "home" for so many year now, one develops a mind's-eye view of the past that is static. Some of my most cherished memories were of those times when we would visit the Alexanders for Sukkot on those balmy September or October afternoons, enjoy their renowned sukkah, amazing game room where we would play for hours with Josh and Joe and immaculately maintained, expansive back yard. Our yearly venture to Yardley was something I always took for granted I would be able to do any year I chose to come back for Sukkot, even now. Now, with Daniels passing, I am forced to face a sadder reality. I will miss his smile and warm personal greeting whenever I saw him. It always feels like a piece of you dies when a good friend like Daniel, who knew me so well, passes away and that connection and those memories are no more. We come to know ourselves by the reflection of ourselves in others; when we lose their illumination our inner light is diminished. This was especially true of Daniel since he was our family friend since before I was born and his vivacious personality loomed large for me as a child. I am very sorry for your loss. My condolences to Paula, David, Josh, Joe, sister Ruth and all of the Alexander family and friends. We will miss him. May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion.
Mickey Moses and Family

I was so sorry to hear of Daniel's passing. The world will miss him and all of his goodness. My thoughts are with you at this time. I know you will long remember him with love.