Daniel John Gilchrist II was the oldest son of Douglas Daniel John Gilchrist & (Flossie}Marie Barnett Gilchrist. He was the oldest of eight children; one brother, Terrence Douglas and six sisters, Kathleen Marie (Haskett); Colleen Mary (Roice); Patricia Eileen (Frost); Michele Louise (Kebbekus); Martha Ann (Webber); and Rebecca Lynn (Cederlund).
Danny loved animals and worked for a time on a dairy farm owned by the Shay family of Olympia. He decided to enter the United States Marine Corps following the footsteps of his father and mother who both served in the Corps during WWII. After his swearing in he was to report to boot camp at the end of June 1966.
In 1965 he was introduced to soccer by a local group of fellows who had immigrated to the area from Yugoslavia. As the team's goalie, Danny was often lauded for his natural talent to play the game.
It was on the evening of June 15, 1966, after practicing soccer for several hours in the hot sun, that Danny went with some friends to cool off in the swimming area of Capital Lake, which was located in down town Olympia. There were 200+ people lounging on the grass and swimming in the water. Lifeguards had just packed up for the evening and those who stayed were on their own.
It was after entering the water and refreshing himself for a few minutes that Danny experienced severe cramps in both of his legs. He was pulled under and those on the beach did not notice that he was in trouble until it was too late. Several young men dove into the water to search for him, but all was in vain.
Danny was mourned by his family and many, many friends. His funeral was attended by well over 250 people.
Danny loved animals and worked for a time on a dairy farm owned by the Shay family of Olympia. He decided to enter the United States Marine Corps following the footsteps of his father and mother who both served in the Corps during WWII. After his swearing in he was to report to boot camp at the end of June 1966.
In 1965 he was introduced to soccer by a local group of fellows who had immigrated to the area from Yugoslavia. As the team's goalie, Danny was often lauded for his natural talent to play the game.
It was on the evening of June 15, 1966, after practicing soccer for several hours in the hot sun, that Danny went with some friends to cool off in the swimming area of Capital Lake, which was located in down town Olympia. There were 200+ people lounging on the grass and swimming in the water. Lifeguards had just packed up for the evening and those who stayed were on their own.
It was after entering the water and refreshing himself for a few minutes that Danny experienced severe cramps in both of his legs. He was pulled under and those on the beach did not notice that he was in trouble until it was too late. Several young men dove into the water to search for him, but all was in vain.
Danny was mourned by his family and many, many friends. His funeral was attended by well over 250 people.
Daniel John Gilchrist II was the oldest son of Douglas Daniel John Gilchrist & (Flossie}Marie Barnett Gilchrist. He was the oldest of eight children; one brother, Terrence Douglas and six sisters, Kathleen Marie (Haskett); Colleen Mary (Roice); Patricia Eileen (Frost); Michele Louise (Kebbekus); Martha Ann (Webber); and Rebecca Lynn (Cederlund).
Danny loved animals and worked for a time on a dairy farm owned by the Shay family of Olympia. He decided to enter the United States Marine Corps following the footsteps of his father and mother who both served in the Corps during WWII. After his swearing in he was to report to boot camp at the end of June 1966.
In 1965 he was introduced to soccer by a local group of fellows who had immigrated to the area from Yugoslavia. As the team's goalie, Danny was often lauded for his natural talent to play the game.
It was on the evening of June 15, 1966, after practicing soccer for several hours in the hot sun, that Danny went with some friends to cool off in the swimming area of Capital Lake, which was located in down town Olympia. There were 200+ people lounging on the grass and swimming in the water. Lifeguards had just packed up for the evening and those who stayed were on their own.
It was after entering the water and refreshing himself for a few minutes that Danny experienced severe cramps in both of his legs. He was pulled under and those on the beach did not notice that he was in trouble until it was too late. Several young men dove into the water to search for him, but all was in vain.
Danny was mourned by his family and many, many friends. His funeral was attended by well over 250 people.
Danny loved animals and worked for a time on a dairy farm owned by the Shay family of Olympia. He decided to enter the United States Marine Corps following the footsteps of his father and mother who both served in the Corps during WWII. After his swearing in he was to report to boot camp at the end of June 1966.
In 1965 he was introduced to soccer by a local group of fellows who had immigrated to the area from Yugoslavia. As the team's goalie, Danny was often lauded for his natural talent to play the game.
It was on the evening of June 15, 1966, after practicing soccer for several hours in the hot sun, that Danny went with some friends to cool off in the swimming area of Capital Lake, which was located in down town Olympia. There were 200+ people lounging on the grass and swimming in the water. Lifeguards had just packed up for the evening and those who stayed were on their own.
It was after entering the water and refreshing himself for a few minutes that Danny experienced severe cramps in both of his legs. He was pulled under and those on the beach did not notice that he was in trouble until it was too late. Several young men dove into the water to search for him, but all was in vain.
Danny was mourned by his family and many, many friends. His funeral was attended by well over 250 people.
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