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Posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007 Things I didn’t know about Dante:Valedictorian of his high school    Awards and Honors: Who's Who American High School Students, A.J. Drexel Scholar (scholarship awarded to top 15% of applicants to school), Challenger Award, Gold Medal in Social Studies and Science, The Michael Wallace Award - for outstanding achievement in Computer Science. I knew Dante was a remarkable person. Just how remarkable I have only just found out. We will miss you! Source: A section of Dante’s mom’s blog a very bright spot. The rest of the page is difficult to read but it demonstrates Dante’s courage when he was being light and funny here, while still dealing with a serious medical problem at the same time |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 6 14:58:28 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Extremely powerful. No problem to read if you hightlight the text. |
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Posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 15:05:18 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 6 14:58:28 2007. I should have phrased that differently: difficult to read emotionally. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 6 15:05:40 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 15:05:18 2007. k |
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Posted by SLRT on Fri Apr 6 16:18:17 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Oh, that's just awful. I know everyone is equal in the eyes of the Lord, but it's especially sad when one so young and promising goes before his time. |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Fri Apr 6 16:23:49 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Thank you for posting those details. An impressive young man.I lost a good friend in the 11th grade to bone cancer. He was so brave, he was still in class up to his last couple of weeks. He was in terrible pain all the time, yet he came to class, performed his lab experiments (he had to lie on the table to do it because he could not sit up straight), took his exams. He was one of the bright spots in my day. It's been almost 30 years since he died but I will not forget him. |
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Posted by P-rad M on Fri Apr 6 18:38:55 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. RIP Dante.He had so much potential, very smart guy, great friend. |
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Posted by BIE on Fri Apr 6 19:12:46 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Cancer Sucks. |
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Posted by Amanda on Fri Apr 6 19:15:13 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by BIE on Fri Apr 6 19:12:46 2007. And he hardly ever complained |
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Posted by BIE on Fri Apr 6 19:22:17 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by Amanda on Fri Apr 6 19:15:13 2007. Cancer survivors are the bravest people around. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Apr 6 19:29:48 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by BIE on Fri Apr 6 19:22:17 2007. I went through that with my wife, a brain tumor. I had NO idea Dante was that sick. He was a warrior, a brave person. |
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Posted by aaron on Fri Apr 6 20:17:15 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. He was on the SEPTA trip, right? |
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Posted by J trainloco on Fri Apr 6 20:30:18 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by Amanda on Fri Apr 6 19:15:13 2007. Complained? I know I wasn't the most regular person here, but until a few days ago, I didn't even know he had such a serious condition! |
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Posted by J trainloco on Fri Apr 6 20:30:30 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by BIE on Fri Apr 6 19:12:46 2007. Word. |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Apr 6 20:49:00 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by Amanda on Fri Apr 6 19:15:13 2007. I think that's what helped to make him so special. Some of us saw him in the chat, and we knew he was sick, but he never made a big deal of it. He lived his life on his terms, and even up until a few days ago, he was still riding trains and having fun.:( |
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Posted by regent23 on Fri Apr 6 20:57:30 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Apr 6 20:49:00 2007. God Bless |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Apr 6 21:16:01 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by aaron on Fri Apr 6 20:17:15 2007. Look in our group photo, in front of the truck in Media. He's kneeling down. |
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Posted by Nilet on Fri Apr 6 22:23:42 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Apr 6 21:16:01 2007. Linky |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Apr 7 01:42:51 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by Nilet on Fri Apr 6 22:23:42 2007. Thanks, I have that photo, I should have linked it.What sad news for all of us. |
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Posted by thedarkliberator on Sat Apr 7 03:35:50 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. |
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Posted by thedarkliberator on Sat Apr 7 03:36:30 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Dante's definitions Sorry about the mispot earlier |
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Posted by flushing7 on Sat Apr 7 14:05:05 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. I would like to pay my deepest respect to the family and frinds of Dante, althrough I am new to the transit sites, and never had the pleasure to befriend him through postings, it is clear that as I read about him through his very own postings and those that explain his short yet productive life,that Dante was the kind of person we needed more of in life and on this earth. God Bless,and Gods Speed. Gone but never forgotten. Thank you for your time with us,Dante. |
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Posted by joe c on Sat Apr 7 14:46:53 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Dante was a gifted person who will be missed.til next time |
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Posted by Transit Guy on Sat Apr 7 15:17:56 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. I never knew Dante personally or anything but I always read his posts and saw his photos and videos and really learned a lot. This is a huge tragic event and my condolences go out to his family and friends. R.I.P. Dante, you will be missed. |
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Posted by Canton Viaduct on Sat Apr 7 15:21:57 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. I was telling a friend last night that the whole "full of life" thing has somehow eroded itself into a trite cliche, but it was so true with Dante. While I only met him a few times, particularly in 2004, I'll never forget his wit and humor both in person and online. Dante offered so much to us and to the world in the little time that we knew him. I, personally, was unaware that he was undergoing these personal bouts. But that was the thing about Dante -- as others have alluded to, there he was, within the past few weeks, out there having fun and enjoying life, cherishing every moment. Dante was far too young to be taken from us and he's going to be missed for so much longer. |
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Posted by Clayton on Sat Apr 7 17:33:23 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. RIP Dante... |
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Posted by SilverFox on Sun Apr 8 23:32:00 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by Canton Viaduct on Sat Apr 7 15:21:57 2007. I am not one to have known him too well either, but I do recall that with regard to railfanning and the love of trains, he was thoroughly immersed in it to the point that it was not a shallow obsession but a pursuit of knowledge and peace. He was the Mayor of MOD trips among his many friends and truly brightened any car he attended. He lives on through his photos, so his presence will be felt by all of us for a long time to come. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 13:31:31 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. Hahaha, I have no idea why I happened to save this photo....I think because I always like taking photos in Bushwick, and this is a photo that was taken at the corner of Bushwick Ave and Moffat St, across from St Thomas Episcopal Church.Anyway, does anyone know what the context of this photo was? I remember Dante posting it, and he was making one of his OMGWTFBBQ posts about how he had to wait all the way down here because of something the MTA was doing at the Chauncey St station?? Anyway, I guess the context of his post just struck me as funny at the time because of the way he must have posted it, so that's probably why I saved the photo. Anyway, I just happen to find it in some of my Bushwick photos: 
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Apr 12 13:42:46 2007, in response to Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 13:31:31 2007. Nice! |
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Posted by R4 Bryn Mawr LCL/R5 Paoli EXP on Thu Apr 12 14:43:39 2007, in response to Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 13:31:31 2007. that was actually around the corner from where we used to live.... |
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Posted by Edwards! on Thu Apr 12 15:09:00 2007, in response to Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 13:31:31 2007. Hah...One thing you must say about Brooklyn..Bushwick in particular...is that it has some lovely churches... Anywhere you go..you will find them whether its a storefront of a very large building. I love it. |
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Posted by SOUTH FERRY on Thu Apr 12 15:19:35 2007, in response to Re: Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by Edwards! on Thu Apr 12 15:09:00 2007. Absolute. We were in 1 last night.... marvelous service and a marvelous fellowship offering. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 21:00:18 2007, in response to Re: Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by Edwards! on Thu Apr 12 15:09:00 2007. Yeah, I love that about Bushwick too, and Bedford Stuyvesant. Almost more than any areas, it has some architectually beautiful churches/religious buildings. Even some of the great old Theaters, like the Loews Gates Theater was perserved as a church.Actually, Bushwick Ave has to be the epidomy of this phenomena, as I think there's a church on almost every block, many of them quite beautiful! |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 21:01:25 2007, in response to Re: Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by SOUTH FERRY on Thu Apr 12 15:19:35 2007. Yeah, I am SO sorry I couldn't make it last night. Of all nights. I had something I had to do, and just couldn't change that....so unfortunately couldn't make it. I was really trying hard to get there. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Apr 12 21:51:03 2007, in response to Re: Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by Edwards! on Thu Apr 12 15:09:00 2007. It's not called the Borough of Churches for nothing. |
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Posted by Edwards! on Fri Apr 13 02:53:56 2007, in response to Re: Remembering Dante Re: Dante, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 12 21:00:18 2007. You ain't kiddin...All those church's..and the place almost "burned out"... Amazing. |
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Posted by PATHman on Fri Apr 13 23:43:13 2007, in response to Dante, posted by JohnL on Fri Apr 6 14:29:57 2007. It's been a while since I posted here. What happened to him? |
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Posted by Easy on Sat Apr 14 00:04:49 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by PATHman on Fri Apr 13 23:43:13 2007. He passed away during surgery last week.sad news |
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Posted by PATHman on Sat Apr 14 00:06:59 2007, in response to Re: Dante, posted by Easy on Sat Apr 14 00:04:49 2007. Damn. That sucks. I remember seeing him this past October on a railfan trip. His photos were always spectacular and he will be missed. May God bless his soul. |
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