Daniel Stewart Berkey

Daniel Stewart Berkey Daniel Stewart Berkey of Oakland, CA, died of leukemia on October 19, 2009 at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. Dan was born on June 25, 1941 in New Brunswick, NJ. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Lehigh University in 1963. From 1963 to 1968, he was a captain in the United States Army. Dan served as a company commander in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal. He received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. He and his wife moved to San Francisco in 1977, where he launched a financial services consulting company, Berkey Associates, Inc. An Eagle Scout, Dan was an active parent and Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 6 in Berkeley; he also served on the vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church in Oakland. He shared his love of camping, hiking, skiing and the outdoors with his family. Dan is survived by his wife, Ann Richardson Berkey, his daughter, Elizabeth Wellington Berkey and his son, William Cabot Berkey. Other relatives include his brother, Richard Scott Berkey, Jr of Virginia and his brother-in-law, Thomas Latham Richardson of Florida. The funeral will be held October 24 at 2pm at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1707 Gouldin Road, Oakland. Memorial gifts may be designated in Dan's name to The Aloha Foundation, Fairlee, VT (www.alohafoundation.org) or to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.leukemia-lymphoma.org).