Reading this outpouring of sentiment about how awesome a person Dan was makes me sad, mostly because I wonder whether he knew how people felt about him when he was alive.<p>Receiving heartfelt appreciation from someone you know or love is phenomenally uplifting.<p>"If you admire somebody, you should go head and tell em' / People never get the flowers, while they can still smell em'." - Kanye<p>I'm going to go call some loved ones now and tell them how important they are to me.