Daniel A.S. D'Ippolito

Daniel A.S. D'Ippolito, age 66, died peacefully at home in Erie, CO on April 3, 2016 after a battle with pancreatic cancer and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Nancy, his daughters Corinne Baulcomb, Laura D'Ippolito, and Michelle Fabiani (Nicholas), his sister Marilyn Donovan (Michael), his nephew and godson Michael Donovan, his nieces Kathleen Donovan and Mary Stella Donovan, his uncle Benjamin Oliver, his cousins Kathryn Kadilak and Michael Oliver, and many long-term friends around the world. Dan was born in Washington, D.C. on October 13, 1949 to Mario and Irene Rose D'Ippolito. He was raised in Hyattsville, MD and attended St. John's College High School (class of 1967), the University of Chicago (1971), and the University of Maryland, from which he earned both a master of science and a doctorate in Plasma Physics in 1973 and 1975, respectively. He was a member of the American Physical Society for over 40 years.His early career took him to the FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen in Jutphaas/Nieuwegein, NL (where he collaborated with Hans G dblood from 1975-1977), the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and UCLA. In 1979 he joined Science Applications Incorporated, and in 1987 he joined Lodestar Research Corporation in Boulder, CO, retiring as president in 2016. During his many years at Lodestar Dan worked with Richard Aamodt, James Myra, Donna Rohde, David Russell, Sonya Blackledge, Peter Catto, and Derek Baver. Dan and Nancy married in 1984 in Boulder, CO, where they resided until moving to Erie in 2014. Dan was an avid musician. He was a classical pianist, and contributed with regularity over the years to services at various churches around Colorado and to 5-piano concerts at the First Presbyterian Church in Boulder. He was also a keen trumpet player and former member of the Longmont Concert Band, and long enjoyed playing in the bell choir at First Pres. He loved walking and hiking, the Denver Broncos, Rockies, and Avalanche, movies, books, and philosophical conversations. He was a loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend. He was an intelligent, generous, and enthusiastic man who gave freely his time and attention to others. He is, and will continue to be, greatly missed. A memorial service will be held on the 11th of April 2016, at 11 am, at Westview Presbyterian Church in Longmont. In lieu of flowers, the family asks anyone who is interested to make a donation in Dan's memory to Cure PSP (www.psp.org/donate/tribute-gifts.html). Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.