As many of you now know, our former partner and long-time close friend, Steve Dantzker, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 4. For those of you who did not know Steve, he was a valued partner in our financial transactions group. After leaving the firm in 1992, he continued to maintain friendships with many of us.
Steve was a brilliant man. He had a remarkably absorbent and retentive mind, collecting and sharing facts on every subject imaginable. He was an iconoclast. He could be spectacularly irreverent, but always with a dose of irony, humor -- and humility. He had a mischievous sparkle in his eyes. He had a sweetness about him. He was amused by and loved this human comedy. Learning to practice law from him, as I did, was always fun.
Steve also deeply loved his wife, Jackie, and their children, Alicia, Nick and Lizzie. He was so proud of each of them. They adored him. Our hearts go out to them for their loss.
Steve was a man comfortable in himself -- with enough room in his expansive mind and heart to give each member of his family, his colleagues and friends a special place in his rich life. We will all miss him.
Keith
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