Daniel William Nedrow, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska, from a brain injury as a result of a fall. He was born on December 27, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, and was brought to Sac City, Iowa, by his loving adoptive parents, Bob and Anne Nedrow.  Three years later he would become the proud big brother to twins Larry and Lisa.  
    Dan grew up in Sac City and graduated from Sac Community High School in 1977. He then attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, where he majored in theater and elementary education. For several years he was the mascot for the football team, the BV Beaver. His love for acting and performing started in high school, and he was in many high school and college plays, community theater, and productions such as the Chautauqua Singers, a Sac City group that puts on singing and skit performances. Dan especially loved productions which involved comedy. This is probably due to the fact he was quite the character in his everyday life. To say Dan was a social person is an understatement.  After graduating from college he became a substance abuse counselor and then a probation officer for the State of Missouri. He then moved to Omaha where for the last 12 years he had been a probation officer for the State of Nebraska.  Dan recently celebrated 32 years of sobriety, and he was extremely proud of that accomplishment.  
    Despite his small stature Dan had a huge heart. His greatest gift in life was being able to connect with people who needed help, and he helped a great number of people in doing just that. Dan was an effective counselor because he had had his own struggles and understood what others were going through.  He often said he had already “been there, done that,” so none of his probationers could get anything past him.  His compassion was limitless, but he would not hesitate to show tough love when the situation called for it.  Dan was legendary for his joke-telling and pranks, and you knew you were his friend if he “punked” you at some point. Although Dan never had any children of his own, he was “Uncle Dan” to not only his nephews, but also to his friends’ children. He taught them all to say “Uncle Dan is wonderful.”  It was widely known he would give these children a dollar every time they greeted him with that phrase. 
    Dan had a large group of very loving and loyal friends, from all walks of life, from Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and afar. These friends, left to cherish his memory, became his second family.  Many of his friends will tell you how Dan helped them through troubled times and got them back on the right track of life.  His family is left humbled and grateful for the impact he made on so many in his life.  
    Dan is survived by his younger siblings:  Twins Larry (Peggy) Nedrow of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Lisa (Tom) Garrison of Lincolnton, North Carolina; Nephews: Chase (Samantha) Nedrow of Dallas, Texas, and Cole Nedrow of Atlanta, Georgia; Former wife, Cindy Nedrow of Omaha, Nebraska; Aunts and Uncle Jim and Lila Crowley of Jefferson, Iowa, and Gwen Campbell of Ridgecrest, California; numerous cousins; many extended family members and friends. 
    Dan is preceded in death by his mother and father, grandparents, and several aunts and uncles.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN DAN'S NAME CAN BE MADE TO:                                                                             

Lift Up Sarpy County
ATTN: Youth Drug Treatment Program
PO Box 4607055
Papillion, NE 68046

www.liftupsarpycounty.org
“Focused on making life better for the people of Sarpy County”

Cards and messages of condolence may be sent to:
Lisa Garrison
1224 Sedgewood Lane
Lincolnton, NC  28092