I met Dan at a National FESTO Sales meeting. 

Always enjoyed his intellect and kindness. 

So sorry to hear the news. 

Dan was my All-Star sales manager in 2004/2005 and was the best manager I’d had up to that date. He brought so much to our joint sales calls and was always warmly received and highly respected by our customers. He augmented my presence at every customer and made ME look like the All-Star...whatta’ guy Dan was! 

Any sales guy couldn’t ask for more in a manager; he always listened intently and offered sage advice rather than harsh criticism.  

I’ll fly my Festo flag at half staff in honor of Mister Dan Ferguson.

RL Reiff

I met Dan at U of A in 1984 at the beginning of our sophomore year. With his remarkable humor and energy Dan became the nucleus of a very close and large group of friends who proceeded to do everything together including partying, spelunking, cheering for the Razorbacks, playing intramural sports, and even occasionally studying.

Just a few stories about Danny.

Intramurals. His sports prowess was NOT legend but with his attitude and spirit he played nearly every intramural sport and always convinced the rest of us to go along…and made playing that much more fun for all of us. Picture Dan enthusiastically playing just about everything, football, softball, frisbee golf, water polo etc… while wearing his “C2 Party Reptiles” highlighter yellow T shirt that literally glowed under stadium lighting.

Dorm Warfare. Dan was well practiced in the art of Dorm Warfare and when the mood struck could be found “pennying” a friend’s door shut or expertly releasing a can of shaving cream into a buddy’s rooms right after piercing the shaving cream with a can opener (kids don’t try this at home).

During snowball season he was a key member of a 6-person team operating a surgical-tubing snowball slingshot, launching snow way uphill at the frat boys. (Yes, we won!)

Mustard. You may not know that Danny hated mustard with a completely unreasonable passion; knowing that, one evening as a riff on the old Charleston Heston 10 Commandments movie several of us painted a LOT of mustard on his door jamb and then gently knocked.   Dan was so mad he refused to go through the door, exited his room through a window, and proceeded via a balcony to another room to reenter the dorm. I think he would have punched me but couldn’t stop laughing to do it.

The Shower/Hot Tub. One evening, applying burgeoning engineering skills, Dan and the gang decided to apply tape and garbage bags to seal off the common shower area in the dorm to make a hot tub. It worked! (Until it did not work!)

The Ant Men. Being a bit on the short side, Dan, Craig and I decided to combine our not-super powers to collectively wrestle our exceptionally tall buddies (defined as men over 5’6”). The Ant men conducted many epic raids and defeated many opponents, one at a time. Ant men unite!

Dan brought out pieces of ourselves we did not know we had and made us better. His capacity for Joy has shaped many of us and when I remember Dan I will always smile.

Condolences to you on the sad passing of Dan.

Jay, Edel and Christy Dowdle

Dan,

You are finally home, back to your creator, completely whole and new again.  Praying for your sweet little fam, that the love and grace, and mercy of our ever-loving father envelop them in their time of grief and loss of you this side of heaven. But there will be a glorious reunion someday. Take care. See you in heaven. Please give a warm fatherly bear hug to my sweet little Lorenzo. 

Dear Beverly & Nate,

I have worked with Dan for many years and always enjoyed being his colleague. I am so sorry to hear about his passing yet believe he is in a much better place. I admired Dan for his positive attitude throughout his battle with cancer. He will truly be missed.

I pray that the Lord will comfort you during this difficult time.

Sincerely,

Ray Leiter