To family and friends, I am sorry for your loss.  I didn't know Dan, but
appreciated his advice on occasion.

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:00 AM Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> It’s been an awful month in the Vanagon community. You already know about
> Loren Busch. A day before, a long time listmember and eventually prolific
> Facebook poster Dan Beatty passed away. Here is the message posted by his
> son John. Unfortunately, the family photos were posted to a private FB
> group and cannot be viewed unless you are a member there.
>
> “ Dear Friends,
>
> We are sad to announce that Dan died yesterday afternoon, succumbing to
> heart failure and pneumonia.
>
> We were with Dan at his bedside in the ICU during his final day, and he
> passed very peacefully. We had moments of communication with him that were
> special and meaningful to us.
>
> Dan was looking forward to an aortic valve replacement in about a month
> that would have given him new energy, but despite good care, his body just
> wasn’t up for it.
>
> He is survived by wife Barbara Beatty, his brother John Neil Beatty, his
> son John Daniel Beatty, daughter-in-law Han Li, three grandchildren, Zola
> (age 8 ), Weston (age 6), and Zander (age 4), and Molly (beloved Australian
> shepherd, age 4). He was preceded in death by his two sons, Taylor Harrison
> Beatty (died of cancer, age 23) and William Chad Beatty (died of cancer,
> age 3).
>
> There are no public memorial services planned. We loved Dan very much and
> know he touched many lives. Please feel free to post any memories or photos
> of Dan here.
>
> Barb and John”
>
> Dan did not always deliver his advice in the way that most people found
> agreeable. However, he was often helpful in sharing his experience having
> been a field engineer and technical specialist for Mercedes. As he
> explained his job to me, he’s the guy they sent to fix customer issues,
> which no one in their team could fix. He had his engineering PhD to prove
> it.
>
>
> BenT