Daniel (left) with Joey Bramlage
Daniel died July 26, 2006, accomplishing much in a short, but very distinguished career as a life scientist. He was born in Morristown, NJ and graduated from Morristown High School. At Princeton he majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and was a member of Terrace Club. He later went on to receive a master’s in environmental studies from Brown University.
Daniel was a microbiologist and was employed at the Lewis-Singler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University. He was the winner of more than 25 national and international science competitions and was named a Westinghouse/Intel Scholar for his research in plasma physics. He was inducted into the National Gallery for America’s Young Inventors and his research device is an exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. Friends remember “Danny†as caring and considerate, always with the ability to make others laugh.
Survivors include his parents, Shelley and Len Weitz of Morris Township; his sister, Jennifer of Morristown; and his partner, Adam Fried of Princeton. The class offers its deepest sympathy to the family.