Daniel Davis Aston

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Info

Birth: July 8, 1994
Death: November 20, 2022
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History

Daniel was born in Tulsa, OK on July 8, 1994. In Colorado Springs, he was a bartender at Club Q.

A quote from one of Daniel's poems

I may always be a lover
but that is just the way these things go.
I am soft and I will always be soft.
This world will never tame me.
This world will never make me hard.

[1]

Daniel, in a 2017 Video Interview

My hope for the future is to be completely accepted as myself.

Community Impacts

Daniel's partner, Wyatt Kent, at Daniel's funeral

One thing I learned from him, and I want you all to learn from him: Never stop looking at the small flowers,

[2]


References


  1. Lavezzorio, Claire. “Parents of Daniel Aston, Bartender Killed at Club Q, Reflect on Year without Their Son.” Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH), November 18, 2023. https://www.denver7.com/news/club-q-shooting/parents-of-daniel-aston-bartender-killed-at-club-q-reflect-on-year-without-their-son. ↩︎

  2. Schmelzer, Elise. “Family and Friends Mourn Daniel Aston, Poet and Natural Performer Killed in Club Q Shooting.” Denver Post, December 7, 2022. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20260130165811/https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/07/club-q-daniel-davis-aston-funeral/. ↩︎



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