The last moments, they were painless. Dan Conan Weiner, 53 lost his brief but valiant fight with cancer Wednesday, October 29th, 2003. Dan's mom, Ruhama, and Dan's two sisters preceded him in death, also of cancer. His father, Albert, 89, of Albuquerque, NM survives Dan.

Dan Weiner was active in several community organizations. He was on the Board of Directors for Q-patrol for 7 years, and was co-founder and first president of Pinkpistols, Houston chapter. Dan was very active within the Libertarian party, both locally and nationally. Dan edited the Libertarian magazine, "Libertarian Enterprise," and was involved in the Free State Project.

Dan was born January 7th, 1950 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He left his family to volunteer for US Army service in 1968. He served with distinction with tours of duty in Germany and Vietnam. Dan was honorably discharged in 1973.

When his family decided to move to New Mexico in 1983, Dan got as far as Texas and decided he liked it here.

Per Dan's wishes, the Houston chapter of Pinkpistols will hold a memorial shoot in his honor, Saturday, November 15th at American Shooting Centers, 16,500 Westheimer Parkway at 3PM. A memorial service in honor of Dan's life and memory will be held immediately following the shoot at the home of his caregivers in Southwest Houston starting at 6PM.

The Miller Funeral Home cremated Dan's remains. His ashes will be interred in a private ceremony on the Bolivar Peninsula in November.

He will be missed.