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Daniel Gotshall Obituary
December 20, 1929 ~ July 29, 2019
Daniel Warren Gotshall, 89 of Springfield, IL passed away on July 29, 2019 with his loving wife Cordia Ann Gotshall at his side. Born to the late Robert and Louise Gotshall on December 20, 1929. He was the last of his four siblings to pass on.
Dan grew up in Modesto, CA where he went to Junior College then got his Masters Degree in Marine Biology at Humboldt State University. He worked for the California Dept of Fish and Game for 35 years as a deep sea photographer. Dan married his wife on April 12, 1952. They were together for 68 happy years.
They moved to Monterey in 1972. Dan and his wife Cordia started a publishing business Sea Challengers, Inc. Dan published 8 of his own Marine life books. Dan's wishes were to be cremated and his ashes consigned to the sea off of Point Arena Rock.
An at home Memorial gathering is set for October 27, 2019 for family and friends.
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Robert Schmieder
April 1, 2024
Only now (early 2024) did I learn of Dan's passing, and of course I am both deeply saddened and embarrassed that I was unaware for so long. I came to know of Dan through his Fishwatcher's books, and the result was that I developed the highest respect for him. As I began a second career in the 1980s as an explorer and diver, particularly about Cordell Bank, we became sturdy and trusted friends. When I published my first book, "Ecology of an Underwater Island," Dan helped me choose the appropriate title, and I have been grateful a thousand times over. Then in 1986, he extended an invitation to become a member of the Explorers Club, and that changed my life completely. Over three decades, as I have moved from one project to the next, I interacted with Dan every year or so, always with respect and appreciation for what he had done before we met and what he had done to enable my career as an explorer. In retrospect, I believe that I so came to assume that he was part of my life I neglected to personally interact with him as much as I should have; we just didn't keep in touch. In 2013, I included a brief bio of Dan on the website for my expedition to Clipperton Island (http://www.cordell.org/CI/CI_Team/CI_Gotshall.html). Now, belatedly, I affirm my appreciation for who he was and all he did for me. Dan, you're now part of the ocean, and I will always think of you in the world you knew, loved, and brought to thousands through your books. Thank you for the gifts you gave me and to so many other people.
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Terry Titus
October 25, 2019
On behalf of my family, I am sorry to learn of Dan's passing. He and my Father Ed Zimbelman were diving buddies for many years and enjoyed their adventures as younger men. They were true explorers of all things relating to the Monterey Bay,much of which my family shared with them. My condolences to his family.
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