A friend and co-worker shared this sad news with me. I knew Danny for a short year when I was an assistant principal at Alleghany High School. Danny was an energetic and enthusiastic teacher and coach. It was my honor to know him during my time at the school. Having served for so many years at the school and in the division is a wonderful example of what it means to dedicate self to the broader concept of home. Danny truly loved his students and always served as a wonderful role model. He could be counted on to be a team member no matter the circumstances. We were involved in accreditation studies that year, as well as several studies for the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, and Danny certainly stepped up to the plate with the rest of the faculty in participating in these responsibilities to the school. Having attended Hollins University, I found the rock in front of the building a great tool and familiar since Hollins has a famed rock for student expression as well. Assuming the rock is still at the school, I can imagine the kinds of words that might be found in tribute to Danny. I had never been a big sports follower until I landed at Alleghany. There the determination and focus on sportsmanship as a genuine tool for teaching students how to live up to behavior in competition we would admire made me a real fan. Danny was a big part of that modeling for the wonderful students in the school. Basketball games in the gym were intense. I actually found myself enjoying every moment of watching students bound with all that was in them across the court doing their best to work as a team and win for their school. Softball games were Danny's love as well, along with his dedicated teaching duties to his students. It is with great sadness that I learned of his accident. I have lost too many friends too soon, and in Danny's case we had lost contact by my departure to roles closer to home and my sons. He will always be remembered as a TRUE Mountaineer and be appreciated for his love of family, students, and community. Students will best carry on his legacy by always thinking what would Mr. Keene do in this sitution. He will be honored when they make those kinds of choices. Please know that I am very sorry to learn of his loss to those of us who are still in this earthly realm. I am glad I had a short time to share in working with the students and community he so dearly loved.