Daniel Duncan Grassi

March 1945 – June 25, 2025

Orlando, FL

Daniel Duncan Grassi, beloved husband, cousin, and friend, passed away peacefully on June

25, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, at the age of 80. Born in Albany, New York, Dan traveled

extensively for his chosen career and then later, settled in Florida, where he built a life of love,

adventure, and friendship.

Dan served his country as a Radio Engineer in the US Marine Corps, from 1967 to 1973, in the 6th Marine Corps District.

Dan’s civilian career spanned 70 years, from small business ownership of an electronics

company, to Software Development and ultimately retired as a Software Architect. Dan

enjoyed challenge and was constantly learning new things. He had a brilliant and unique mind,

with a passion for solving problems and creating systems that helped shape the world he lived

in. His colleagues and peers admired his ability to take on absolutely any impossible task and

finish it with a (sometimes unconventional) but workable solution.

His friends and family admired and benefited from his relentless drive to improve and fix

anything in need of repair—whether it was technological, electrical, carpentry or a broken pipe

under his kitchen at Thanksgiving. He could always be depended on.

Dan loved global travel, he found joy in exploring new places, immersing himself in different

cultures, and experiencing the world in all of its magnitude. His travels were not just about

seeing new sights, but also about immersing himself in the culture and environment as well as

connecting with the people who lived there. Italy, particularly Florence, was Dan’s favorite

place on the planet.

Dan is survived by his wife of 30 years, Colette Broadway, his brother-in-law Paul Broadway

and his cousins, Kim Grassi, Susan Grassi, Christine Grassi and Patricia Dance. Dan was kind,

compassionate and had a wonderful sense of humor with a love of life. Dan will be deeply

missed by those who knew him, especially for his generosity, sharp wit, and the quiet way he

made the world better, one small step at a time.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Grissom Funeral Home in Kissimmee, Florida.

A visitation will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025 at 10:00 am at Grissom Funeral Home at

803 Emmett Street, in Kissimmee, Florida 34741. A service to celebrate Dan's life will be held immediately following at 10:30am. This service will also be online and a link to

log into the service will be given to those who can only attend remotely.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Second Harvest food bank in

Dan’s honor. A link to the site is here: https://www.feedhopenow.org/site/SPageServer/?

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