1966

santaclaramagazine@gmail.com

Daniel Christopher Skemp J.D. ’66 died peacefully on Jan. 8, 2014, at his home in La Crosse, Wis.

The fourth of seven children, Dan was born on June 14, 1934, to Dr. George and Mrs. Mary Skemp. He attended Blessed Sacrament and Aquinas High Schools and served his country in the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1956.
 
Following his military service Dan returned to La Crosse. He attended St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minn., as well as UW-La Crosse. In 1959, he embarked upon a one-year study-abroad program in Vienna, Austria. It was during this period that he met the woman who would become his wife of 47 years, Eliza “Tucky” Skemp M.A. ’78. They were married in Munich, Germany in August of 1960 and returned to the U.S. in the summer of 1961 with their infant daughter Elizabeth ’83.
 
They lived in La Crosse until June of 1962, while Dan completed his undergraduate education at UW-L. They then moved to Palo Alto, Calif., where Tucky finished her education at Stanford.
 
In 1966, Dan graduated from the University of Santa Clara School of Law in Santa Clara, Calif. He practiced law in San Jose, Calif., where he and Tucky raised their four children. In 1980 they moved back to La Crosse with their three younger children. Dan continued to practice law in La Crosse until his retirement.
 
Dan was predeceased by his beloved wife, Tucky in 2007.
He is survived by his daughter and loving caregiver for the last three years, Elizabeth; his son, George (Kim) of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; his son, Dan Jr. (Dana) of La Crosse; and his daughter, Marty (Geof) of Madison. He will be dearly missed by his six grandchildren, Andrew, Will, Jonathan, Jessica, Lauren and Ethan.

08 Nov 2018