Dan Friedman was born July 30, 1954 in Chicago Illinois to Julia and Larry Friedman. His family moved to Miami Florida when he was nearly five years old. Dan was a unique child and a unique human being. He had rare talents and interests such as writing poetry and connecting with folks around the globe via his short wave radio. He was a huge fan of the original TV show The Avengers. He was also a lifelong animal lover and he and his partner Gloria always had around 5 cats in their household and fed any critter coming to their back door. Dan also loved road trips with his beloved Gloria to go see car shows and check out local diners wherever they happened to be. Dan was the big brother to Ellen Gray (Chuck) and Gail Marcus and nephews Sam (April) and Aaron (Bryanna) Marcus and nieces Lauren Gray (Gangon) and Anna Gray. He was also the great uncle to Casey and Cameron Marcus and Gabriel Gangon. Dan will be greatly missed by all those that loved him.