Brian Murray Danielson, born March 24th, 1985 in Houston, Texas, passed away on March 7th, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. Brian is survived by his father, Gene Danielson, his mother and step-father, Leslie Mauldin and Don Mauldin, his siblings, Caryn Danielson, Stephen Danielson, Nathan Danielson, his step-sisters Kristi Stalvey (and her husband Russell), Kim Ellis (and her husband Kyle), and Laura Smith, his grandmother Karen Hannon and several aunts, uncles, cousins.
As sad as we may be, Brian would have found great joy in having a bunch of people gather around and talk about him. Brian’s big heart and unconquerable dreams will not be forgotten by those who loved him. He was the definition of an older brother but that never stopped him from proclaiming that he was his mom’s favorite and attempted to provide proof of that by counting pictures of each of us.
Brian loved many things: socks, watches, people, the blue Rocky Mountains of a Coors lite, and perhaps bigger than all of those – the city of Houston. Brian called Houston his home, whether he lived there or not and was a huge fan of all Houston sports teams. Brian was a fierce competitor, whether it be for the many family games we stayed up late at night playing or from a cribbage game particularly against his siblings. Finally, he was a man of great intellect. Many tried to challenge him, but generally he would end up being right. He built his life upon three great pillars: hard-earned wisdom, a drive to be the very best he could be, and unrelenting love.
He was taken from us too soon, but we know he is enjoying himself beyond us with his two grandfathers Murray Hannon and Murray Danielson, from whom his middle name was given, his grandmother Ruth Danielson and many others that are no longer here today.
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