01/30/2026
Dan was one of our first real supporters and a fierce advocate for people who use drugs. We met 6 years ago in a parking lot in Kensington and before we even officially started TEP, Dan wanted to help. His support, enthusiasm and willingness to do things like host his own fundraisers for us gave us the confidence that we could do this thing for real.
Over the years, Dan would randomly show up at outreach or Venmo me his, “fee” when he’d promised to come and didn’t make it. He’d text me every once in a while about how the city was continuing to lose the war on drugs or just checking in on how things were going. We also had personal friendships with Dan, our co-founder’s daughter is the same age as his son, and they shared many pictures back and forth of the two babies.
The harm reduction community and the entire city of Philadelphia has lost a truly great dude. We are sending so much love to Dan’s wife, Jan, his son, Simon, his parents, and everyone that loved him.
Tomorrow’s outreach will be dedicated to Dan and we will ensure that he lives on through every outreach we host and person we support.
Love you dude, thanks for everything 💜
