Unfortunately I have been preoccupied with other things and have not had much time to devote to my royalty "hobby" and thus these boards over the past year or so, so I have only dropped in occasionally and did not see this awful news until now in mid-September. It deeply saddens me. I don't think I ever met Daniel "IRL" (maybe once at a conference years and years ago, I think), but I did have many enjoyable and informative discussions in this forum, on Facebook, and occasionally by email, usually while one of us was doing research, through the years. I have also enjoyed his useful reference works and still refer to them from time to time.
My sincere condolences to his family and friends on such an untimely loss. May he rest in peace.
I'm fairly certain that I met Daniel at a conference in San Francisco in the early 2000s. I would occasionally bump into him once in a while after that. He was always very kind and friendly. My condolences to his loved ones as well. Thank you for posting this Kirsten.
It has been announced and confirmed on another board that a long-time member of Robert's royalty boards, Daniel Willis, passed away earlier this month. Dan posted last on this board in January of this year.
Back in 2001,some of the members of this board, including Daniel, met in Oslo on the occasion of Crown Prince Haakon's wedding. If my memory serves me right, Dag Hoelseth arranged a get-together.
I remember Daniel as a very knowledgeable and respectful board member. Condolences to his loved ones. He will be missed.
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