Danna "Dan" Robert Lisot

Funeral services for Dan Lisot will be held on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, starting at 12:30 pm (central time) at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church - 720 S. Floyd Rd, Richardson, TX 75080. A holy rosary will be prayed at 12:30 pm, and the funeral mass will begin immediately afterwards at 1 pm.

Danna Robert Lisot was born on April 28, 1956, in Aruba, Netherland Antilles to his father, Oliver Lawrence Lisot, a chemical engineer, and his mother, Dorothy Sue (Gunstream) Lisot, a homemaker. He was the youngest of three children. The eldest was his sister, Rebecca Sue Lisot, a social worker, and the middle child was his brother, David Lawrence Lisot, an entrepreneur. All of Dan’s original family has already passed, and now he has joined them in heaven.

Dan is survived by his wife (of just a month shy) of 32 years, Liza Igot Lisot; his daughter, Monica Sue Lisot Telles, and his son-in law, Alfred Telles (and his first grandchild, a baby boy that is to be born in January 2025); his niece and nephew, Maxine Dorothea Lisot and Alexander Lawrence Lisot; his great aunt, Diana (Gunstream) Heald; and so many more family members and friends that he cherished and loved dearly.

After living in Aruba and Florida as a young child, Dan moved to Houston, Texas around the age of 6. He grew up there until he was almost 16 years old when he and his family moved to Littleton, Colorado. He graduated from Heritage High School in 1974 and worked on his degree in Psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder. In 1979, he started his own company managing aquariums and fish, called Gazing Unlimited, and was deemed “Dan the Fish Man.” He sold the company after about 10 years to Dennis Bashline, and it is still in business today!

Dan moved back to Texas in 1990, and continued his work as a business man, climbing the corporate ladder as his father had taught him. Dan started writing his future wife and love of his life, Liza, as a pen pal in the Philippines in 1990 as well. They wrote each other for about 2 years, and he visited the Philippines to meet her and her family before Liza ended up coming to America in September 1992. Dan and Liza got married on December 12, 1992, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dan and Liza had their first and only daughter, Monica, in April of 1996, one day before his birthday. The two of them always celebrated together. Dan would joke about how he wanted a Camaro, but Liza wanted a baby – and he always said that he was glad that his wife won. In 1998, Dan started working at the Federal Occupational Health in downtown Dallas for 7 years, and in 2005, he moved to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth. He traveled doing OSHA compliance, did safety presentations, and was even given the name “Safety Man Dan”. He always enjoyed the nicknames he was given in his career. He worked there until 2018 when he retired.

After retiring, Dan became an avid reader. Mystery books were his favorite, and he read the Bible multiple times also. He started doing hospice visits so that he could serve others, and he truly enjoyed this. Unfortunately, at the end, pneumonia hospitalized him, and he was diagnosed with ILD in the last week of his life. He was a fighter and fought hard to heal and get back home, but we are deeply saddened that it was a battle that could not be won. Even his hospice team said they were honored to take care of him knowing that he had helped so many others too.

Now with the loss of Dan here on this earth, we will truly miss him. Our heavy hearts are mourning to not have his loving words, sincere care, practical advice, sage philosophy, witty humor, and warm hugs that would lighten our days and brighten our lives. Bringing out the best in people was something that he would always strive to do, and we will forever be thankful to him for doing so much and loving so deeply. He wished us peace and blessings, and we now and forever will wish him blessing and peace also in heaven. We love you, Dan.

To those that know Dan, please read his own words about his life and the lessons he learned that he shared on Facebook just a few months ago…

"I am the last... DANNA ROBERT LISOT. All my great grandparents have passed on, all of my grandparents have been laid to rest, my parents are both buried, and I have outlived all of my siblings. I am the end of the line for my original family of origin. It has created much introspection. I never thought about it until I was in this position. It brings many questions to my mind. I was the baby of three children. I was born in Aruba, Netherland Antilles. A small island off the tip of Venezuela in South America. My mom said I was an easy baby. (I hope so) LOL. As a toddler, I developed some health issues. Lucky, my doctor sent us to a specialist. I was diagnosed with "nephrosis". It is a kidney ailment that creates serious problems if not kept in control. Back in the '50s they had no idea what caused it and the only way they knew to treat it was steroids. Thus started three times a day for over 13 years of oral steroids in the form of prednisone. Now this in itself had repercussions... weakened immune system, (which I got to take penicillin three times a day for over 2 years), weight gain, water retention, swelling of specific areas of my body, and shortened irritability. In the late '60s they came up with an experimental drug called "cytoxan". I was one of the original test subjects to help get the FDA approval for this new medication. I took it for 6 months and everything seemed good. I did follow up for 6 months and they said... "Kid you are good to go!" Now all the years of steroids have had an adverse effect on my body as well as the many other medications I have been on throughout my life. I have developed arthritis, degenerative joint disease, stenosis, scoliosis... I have had three back surgeries, two knee surgeries, a hip replacement, a hip repair, two hernias, Lasik for my eyes (Yes, I know that's elective), kidney biopsies, four heart procedures, (which on the last one I developed a staph infection and was in the ICU for over 2 weeks), and Lord maybe more surgeries that I have forgotten about. When I heard that everyday is a gift... I didn't really understand what it meant. But as I've aged, the meaning has been unveiling itself to me. I am thankful for every day with my new family of origin! Blessings to all my friends. Peace be with you."

Express your heartfelt condolences with beautiful and thoughtfully arranged sympathy and funeral flowers from In Bloom Flowers 972-256-6637. Florals can be directed to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church - 720 S. Floyd Rd, Richardson, TX 75080

Below is the live streaming link for the service on Saturday, December 7th, 2024 commencing at 12:30 PM.

https://vimeo.com/1037463574