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He has his head resting on his left arm, which is on the left 57 arm of the chair. He has long light brown hair, a beard cropped to his face, 58 and I dunno I'd say he's pretty handsome, but I am biased as I am the subject 59 of the photo. Dan is wearing a red shirt with a grey and white tabby cat's face 60 on it, with a rose under (and patially covering) the cat. Under that it says 61 DEFECTOR with the 4 degrees slant logo. He has on blue shorts or pants (they're 62 shorts, I know they're shorts), they're not jeans but they're not sweats, like 63 a sort of inbetween situation. There's a hospital admit bracelet on his left 64 arm. His right arm is on the other arm of the couch. 65 [47] 66 808Comments 67 68 Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is 69 survived by his wife and young son. 70 71 At the end of 2024, Dan was [48]diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news 72 of his diagnosis hit all of us hard, but Dan never lost his enthusiasm or his 73 spirit. Some of us have worked with Dan for nearly a decade, and all of us have 74 come to know him not just as a coworker, but as a great friend. 75 76 Dan was a truly authentic and engaging person. His curiosity was relentless, 77 and his interests were varied and idiosyncratic; his beliefs were righteous and 78 genuinely held; his connection to his community was deep and meaningful. 79 80 We miss Dan dearly, and will be honoring his memory more thoroughly in the days 81 and weeks to come. For now, though, we are going to slow down the site for a 82 bit to be with our families, our friends, and each other. Over the next few 83 days, some of our favorite stories that Dan published here at Defector will be 84 curated on the homepage. We hope you’ll read and enjoy them. 85 86 [49]Subscribe to skip adsAdvertisement 87 88 If you liked this blog, please share it! 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