Today we are honoring, celebrating and remembering Daniel Morrissey, better known as Big City by his daughter & granddaughter and Baby Face by his beloved life partner, Loretta Johnson.
Dan lived to the age of 70 and as we know it, had a wonderful life. Dan was light hearted, extremely comical, free hearted, thoughtful, caring and adored by his family and friends. No matter the circumstances, he always found a way to make you laugh with his quirky humor and offbeat jokes.
Dan had various careers in which he touched the hearts of children and adults of all who crossed his path. He was a school teacher, a radio personality, a musician, a habilitation specialist. He would not hesitate to pull out his guitar and entertain you with a song or two. And when he did not have a guitar available, he could not resist the urge to make up a song and sing it to you on the spot.
Although he had not met his grandchildren in person, he continued to create a bond with them via phone calls and facetime. He loved his friends and made a point to spend time with them. If he could not spend time with them, he made sure that he reached out to them with a phone call. Most importantly, he was a giving person who made sure that you never went hungry and he put others needs before his own.
Dan was the only child and known to be the sole survivor of his immediate family. He leaves behind his life partner, Loretta Johnson, his daughter Stephanie and granddaughter Ayonna, and his two great granddaughters, Freya and Zinovia.
SERVICES: Graveside service will be held at Sunset Cemetery on Friday, September 15, 3:00 p.m.
My Deepest Condolences to you Loretta and Dan’s family, May God give you Strength to get through this. 🙏🙏🙏
I love & miss you Uncle D
My dear ♥️ sister,
In spirit I am with you always. I love you, with all my heart and soul.
Always,
Papoose
San Francisco will miss you so much Dan. I’ll never forget the time you played your guitar and was singing to me and how you and Edward played with your trains that you definitely had loved for. I will always remember your silly jokes( 🤣 you used to tell. Missing you dearly. Sending you love and kisses to heaven.always , San Francisco
Dan u will b missed very much, …. Elvis has left the building, …. the way we said goodbye says it all for me, …. love u uncle
Dan you will be truly missed l had built a very close relationship with you and my sister Loretta l call her my sister because we has a special relationship l will always remember you your loving friend Victoria as you call me Vick
Dan gone but forever in my heart ♥️ remember all the fun times we had all the jokes you told all the chicken we ate together and the songs you play on the guitar for me. Loretta may God continue to bless you with his grace and mercy and remember I’m only a phone call away and I will always be by your side no matter what with all my love. 🙏💋
Dan you will truly be missed we had build a special relationship because you were there with my sister that I love very much l call her my sister because she was like a sister to me and for you to love her the way you did love that you will be missed your special friend Vick
Those we love and have loved are never more than a thought away…
For as long as there is a memory they will live in our hearts to stay!
I’m going to miss you big “D”! Going to miss our weekly lunches, our drives around town hitting train stores and pawn shops. Not to mention our music sessions. You taught me alot. Thanks for being myMark buddy. Gone too early.
Mark my mame is Keith Monahan
Dam and I used to so those trian shop days .
I have gotten back into the trains and was trying to look him up so when I found this I was shocked. I would like ro talk with you ??
My email is
kfritzvon@aol.com
You will truly be missed Dan. We will miss your bubbly teddy bear personally. We will miss your root beer floats you always prepared for us. We will always appreciate you and Loretta keeping my Mom and you sneaking her chocolate treats. Gone much too soon but you will always remain in our 💕 Loretta we will always be here for you. Praying God will comfort you.
My heart felt sympathy for Dan. He was a kind and caring man. I will miss him. Dan is in my prayers. and I will remember you always. The Lord is my shepherd.
Dan, you were the funniest person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. All the stories I could tell about your outrageous sense of humor! If I needed a laugh, you never disappointed. You will be missed by all of us.
Thank you for your loving comments and all of the love that you have showed us both! Your expressions of love mean the world to me and I will cherish them in my heart!