Daniel Eugene Koborg

Daniel Eugene Koborg, 39, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away peacefully in his home on 01 April 2019 after a 3 ½ year battle with cancer. Dan’s story is one of many accomplishments, impressive for someone of just 39. Dan’s childhood friends would marvel that he made it to the age he did given all the crazy stunts he pulled in middle and high school but they would also describe Dan as a loyal and generous friend, whose sense of humor and smile could fix any sticky situation.

Dan’s patriotism and desire to give back led him to join the Central Intelligence Agency after graduating from Park University in 2006 where he continued to impress his colleagues and supervisors with his integrity. Dan’s quick and decisive nature and ability to represent any issue with wit and professionalism led to lasting friendships and support that spanned his career at the Agency.

Dan also had a passion for hockey and Nebraska football which led him to participate in several men’s hockey leagues in Omaha, Ashburn, Hong Kong, and Ottawa. Dan was a youth hockey coach in Ashburn and one of his greatest achievements was passing on his love of the game to his own children and working with other youth hockey players at the beginning of their hockey experiences.

While Dan was an achiever in every sense of the word, Dan’s true mission began when he was diagnosed with brain cancer in October 2015. While many would shy away from the road ahead, Dan took cancer on with everything he had, raising money for Duke University’s Brain Cancer Center, where he was receiving treatment. Dan also participated in promising clinical trials at Duke, where there was no promise of a cure, but would provide additional research points so that others may benefit in the future. Dan never complained about the hand he was dealt, instead noting how unfair it was that children had to endure the same disease that offers little hope for prolonged survival.

Dan was preceded in death by grandparents Harold and Jackie Koborg and Lee and Joanne Schaefer. Dan is survived by his wife Erin (Reilly) and two children Nathan and Lauren; parents Eugene Koborg and wife Michele, and Leanne Denney (Schaefer) and husband Richard; sister Elizabeth O’Dea (Koborg) and husband Daniel, niece Delaney, nephew Nick, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Celebration of Life will be held 11 May 2019 from 4-7 at 23073 Water Run Ct. Ashburn, Virginia.

Dan served as captain for team Mind Over Matter, participating in the Angels Among Us fundraiser at Duke University and was very passionate about raising funds for continued research. In lieu of flowers, the Koborg family kindly requests donations be made to the Duke University Brain Cancer Research Center. All funds will benefit the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center and will help them continue to lead the way for pediatric and adult brain cancer research.

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