Birth date: Feb 4, 1949 Death date: Jun 16, 2025
Daniel J. Blazewicz, a devoted father, loving partner, and gifted craftsman, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2025, at the age of 76, at Wheaton Franciscan Hospital in Racine, Wisconsin. Born on February 4, 1949, in Kenosha, Wi Read Obituary
I have tried to think how I can explain how much my brother Danny will be missed by me. He was a loving and caring man who loved his family completely. He was a good friend to all who knew him. I have so very many wonderful memories of him and will miss talking with him about old times and some of the adventures we had as kids. He never failed to call me on my birthday and on holidays. I was so lucky to be taken out for breakfast by him and Tanya on many occasions! Hard to believe that won’t happen again. He will be so very missed. Until we meet again I love you Danny!
Dan was born the day after me and we started our life-long friendship in the nursery from day one. We lived a couple of houses from each other. Our mothers were good friends, so we hung out together even as infants. Often his mom was my mom and my mom was his. We went to the same school and spent every summer creating adventures which we reminisced about over the years. We had great times together and got in trouble occasionally as young boys do. We had a short gap in our friendship when Dan went to college, and I joined the marines. We eventually started our families, and I moved up north, but we always stayed in touch over the years. We had many hunting and fishing trips together. We spent hours talking on the phone catching up. We could talk to each other about everything going on in our lives, both good and bad.
He was totally devoted to his family and loved them unconditionally. My sympathy to his family for their great loss, especially Tanya, his soulmate and love of his life. About three weeks before he passed Dan, Tanya, my wife and I took a guided fishing trip on the Wisconsin river and had a wonderful time, and I will forever be thankful for that.
We knew the true meaning of best friends, and I feel blessed to have had him in my life for 76 years. I miss him every day and talk to him as I sit on my porch and watch wildlife in the woods. I loved Dan like a brother, my best friend of 76 years.
Jay Gascoigne
I've known the whole Blazewicz family for years in both work and play. Lots of memories. So sorry about Danny. My condolences to the whole family.
How do I describe my brother Dan in words? He was a loving person to his children and his family, including our extended family. He could tell stories about the history of our family and how they came to settle in that special place we all think of as home. He was a caretaker. He practiced humility. He loved others with his whole heart. Nature was his spiritual home, and he thought of Wisconsin as the best place on earth. He worked hard and many times held two jobs to get ahead. He was smart, an avid reader (if interested in the subject matter) and a talented illustrator and wood carver. He would call me, and we could talk for hours about everything but often about the past. He loved me and I loved him. He was a remarkable human.
