Daniel when he was three years old (1993 ) - We were walking from YMCA of St. Catharines  towards our house. I asked Daniel to stay on a curb in front of a plant and got ready with my Canon camera and took a few quick shots and i liked this most ......In memory of Daniel.

Elton John "Daniel" and the story behind it- To my beautiful son Daniel....Missed you very much...you know ?

Here is Daniels Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/morteza.abdolalian#!/ddecibel

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  Danny likes Freedom and Democracy for Iran.

نمی دانم چه می خواهم بگویم
همیشه درتلاش بوده، بیش از 4 دهه! اما نه برای
خودش. همیشه برای انسا ن، که به او عشق
می ورزد. دردش، درد انسان انتزاعی یا موجودی
موهوم نیست. گرفتاری یک روزنامه نگار در اوین
تهران، یا یک فعال از کشور گریخته در وان ترکیه،
دغدغه ی اوست. چه بسیارند تلاش گرانی که از
یاری او سودبرده اند و خود نمی دانند.
ساده و زلال است، مثل آب چشمه ای پاک. مرتضی
را می گویم. مرتضی عبدالعلیان، که زندگی اش
دغدغه ی انسان است و الان مرگ یک عزیز
سوگوارش کرده است. دانی لاش را از دست داده.
فرزند 20 ساله اش را. تمام تورنتو در جوش است.
هر کس که حتی از دور دستی بر آتشِ تلاش انسانی
دارد با او آشناست و اگر او را از نزدیک تر بشناسد،
نمی تواند ستاینده ی قلب زلال او نباشد، که الان
شکست هاست. طاهره می گوید، غروب شنبه، 7
مه خبر رسید و کمرش را شکست و .... صدای
لرزانش توان ادام هی کلام را از دست م یدهد.
دانیل از سر کار برم یگشته. برای صدمه کمتر به
محیط زیست با اسکیت برد رفت وآمد م یکرد. سر
یک چهارراه با یک اتومبیل، با این سلاح کشتار
جمعی، که سالانه هزاران هزار قربانی می گیرد
برخورد م یکند و ... فاجعه آغاز م یشود.
مرتضی عبدالعلیان، فعال حقوق بشر و
انسا نگرای یست که او را به عنوان یکی از بی نیاز ترین
انسا نها شناخت هام. در برابر صداقت، انسانیت و
دوستی صمیما نه اش سرتعضیم فرو دمی آورم. او و
طاهره مهربان امروز در سوگ دانیل نشست هاند.
می خواهم از دردشان بکاهم اما چگونه؟ به ه.الف.
سایه پناه می برم!
نمی اد‌نم چ م هی خ اوهم بگ یوم
زبانم د رد هان باز بست تس‌ه
ردِ تنگ قفس باز تسو ا فسوس
ک هب لاِ م رغ آوازم ش کست تس‌ه
نمی اد‌نم چ م هی خ اوهم بگ یوم
غمی سا رد تخ اونم م ی گدازد
لایِ ن سانشای آ ر انشنگ
گهی م ی وس‌زدم گ م ه ین اوزد
گهی رد خاطرم م ی ج شود یا ن وهم
ز ر نگ آمیزی غ مهای ا ن هوب
ک ر رد هگ هام جای خون ر وان تسا سی راد هوی زهرآگین ا ندوه
فغانی گرم و خون آل دوو پ ر درد
فرو م یپ‌یچیدم س رد ی هنی تنگ
چ وفر دایِ ی کی اوید ن هی گنگ
ک م هی کوبد س ر یروش د هبر نس گ
سرشکی تلخ و ا روش ز چشم هی لد ن اهن س رد ی م هنی ج شود ش ب و ر وز
چ انن رام ِ گرفت رای ک یر هزد
شرنگ خشمش ا ز نیش جگر وس ز
پر اشین ا‌هیاس ی آشفت هآهنگ
ز م غزم م ی تراو دگیج و گمر ها
چ ر ووح خ اوبگردی ام ت و م دهوش
ک هبی اماس‌ن ب ا هر هفتد ابش نگ ها
ردون س ی ا‌هنم درد ی تس‌خون ب را
ک ههمچون گر م هیی گیر دگل یوم
غمی آشفته، درد ی گر هیآل دو…
نمی اد نم چ م هی خ اوهم بگ یومhttp://www.hafteh.ca/Downloads/PDF/Nr147-web.pdf

تقدیم به یاور داغ‌دار روزنامه‌نگاران، مرتضی عبدالعلیان

شاید شما نام مرتضی عبدالعیان را نشنیده باشید. اما روزنامه‌نگاران تبعیدی ساکن کانادا حتما او را می‌شناسند. کسی که از هیچ کمکی برای یاری رساندن به روزنامه‌نگاران محتاج یاری دریغ نکرده است. اما دریغ و درد از سرنوشت که اینک پسر بیست ساله‌اش را از او ستانده. «دنیل» پسر خوب و خوش‌نیت و مهربان مرتضی شنبه پیش از دنیا رفت. تصادفی که یک دوست خوب را از خیلی‌ها گرفت. بارها و بارها با «دنیل» به قهوه‌خانه کانادایی «تیم هورتونز» رفته بودیم و گپ می‌زدیم از روزگار و از ایران‌زمین. روز یک‌شنبه که برای گزارش‌نویسی از کنفرانس «سکولارهای سبز» آماده می‌شدم، به ناگهان در فیسبوک پیامی دیدم از دوستی که عکس «دنیل» را جانشین عکس خودش کرده بود. دوزاری‌ام افتاد...خبری بود...خبری تلخ از رفتن دنیل...همان دوست آخرین شاهد دیدار پدر از پسر روی تخت اورژانس بود...فیلمی که از آن دیدار گرفت را دیروز دیدم و هنوز هم به یاد آوردنش وجودم را می‌لرزاند....مرتضی را آنهایی که می‌شناسند، می‌دانند از خودش و امکاناتش و روابط کاری‌اش برای یاری رساندن به بسیاری از روزنامه‌نگاران مایه می‌گذارد. حال کار دنیا را ببین، که مرتضی برای همکاران روزنامه‌نگار از همه چیز می‌گذرد اما دست تقدیر از پسرش نگذشت.

همه ما خاطره‌هایی خوب از مرتضی و خانواده‌اش داریم. شاید ندانید که مرتضی با تلاش خستگی ناپذیر خود باعث شد اکبر گنجی به جامعه کانادایی معرفی و نامزد جایزه آزادی بیان شود که آنرا هم برد. آن نامزدی به نتیجه رسید، اما گنجی ۶ سال بعدش «جایزه» آزادی بین را دریافت کرد.
من از نزدیک  شاهد بوده‌ام که مرتضی در طول ۸ سال گذشته دائما مسائل روزنامه‌نگاران ایرانی را به گوش رسانه‌ها و روزنامه‌نگاران رسانده، مترجم درد و رنج روزنامه‌نگاران بوده... مرتضی برای خیلی از فعالان رسانه‌ای «ویزا» گرفته است. اگر کسی نیازی داشت، مرتضی با رویی گشاده کارش را راه می‌انداخت. لبخندش دائما روی چهره‌اش بود...اما پس از رفتن «دانیل» لبخند زدن نه تنها برای مرتضی، که برای آنها که او را از نزدیک  می‌شناسند، سخت شده.
الان نوشتن این چند خط برایم آنقدر سخت است که حد ندارد. قلبم می‌گیرد وقتی به یاد می‌‌آورم دیدن فیلم آخرین لحظات مرتضی در کنار پسرش، روی تخت بیمارستان که دوست مشترکمان گرفته بود، همانی که از طریق فیسبوک خبر ناگوار را برایم گفته بود،
امروز فقط مرتضی نیست که عزیزی را از دست داده، همه دوستانش، همه آنها که او را می‌شناسند، داغ‌دارند. داغی که دل را آتش می‌زند.
امروز روزنامه‌نگاران بسیاری که زحمات و یاری مرتضی زندگی‌شان را از این رو به آن کرده، داغ‌دارند.
مرتضی در سرما و گرما یار و یاور تبعیدی‌ها بوده است...چیزی کمیاب که باید خوب آموخت. بی هیچ ادعایی.
...
اینک نه تنها مرتضی، که همه ما عزاداریم.

 http://www.khodnevis.org/persian/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86/12629-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%BA%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C.html

Hamilton's Streets Claim Another Life

By Adrian Duyzer
Published May 09, 2011

News

A skateboarder was struck by a car at James Street South and Charlton Avenue on Saturday around 5:00 pm. He was taken to hospital and later died of his injuries. He was just twenty years old.

From The Spec:

The young man was travelling northbound on James when he collided with a car that was turning southbound on James from Charlton, [ Staff Sergeant Emidio] Evangelista said.
No charges were laid over the weekend.
One of the witnesses, Patient Kanuni, 29, was looking out a window on the seventh floor of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton said the skateboarder, who was not wearing a helmet, hit his head on a curb at the northwest corner of the intersection.

I believe this is Hamilton's third pedestrian death (from what I can tell, most jurisdictions count skateboarders as pedestrians, along with people on motorized wheelchairs, inline skates, scooters, etc., and I think Hamilton does too). By mid-March, two pedestrians had been killed, and I don't recall any deaths since then.
It's likely that the discussion in coming days will revolve around who was at fault, but it's far more important to cast aside notions of train-and-blame in favour of engineering for safety instead.
Until we start designing safer streets, we'll continue to wring our hands while avoiding effective solutions.http://www.raisethehammer.org/blog/2143/hamilton's_streets_claim_another_life

Jeff Green, Hamilton Spectator
October 4, 2011

A proposed $75 fine for skateboarding, longboarding and street luging on Burlington roads took a step back today after city councillors recommended staff revisit the scope of the fine.
It’s illegal to ride a skateboard, longboard or luge on city streets, but there is no fine enforcing it.
With a rubber stamp from the Community Services Committee, the fine was set to be approved Oct. 17. But it was pulled back Monday for an additional look, and that elicited a look of frustration from Ward 1 Councillor Rick Craven.
“These lugers and skateboarders are going downhill at night in packs and are frightening a lot of folks up in Tyandaga (the area north of the 403 and west of Brant Street) and something needs to be done,” said Craven.
Craven expects the next time the fine could go to council would be in 2012.
The proposal for the fine was put to councillors in April, in response to residents’ complaints about longboarders and street lugers riding down hills, ignoring stop signs — and causing grief for motorists.
In particular, hills on Kerns Road, Waterdown Road and King Road — all in Ward 1 — have been “abused,” according to Craven.
Resistance came from councillors Marianne Meed Ward, Blair Lancaster, Paul Sharman and Jack Dennison.
Meed Ward pushed to limit the scope of the fine to only street lugers. There was also a suggestion the bylaw fine be enforced on selected hills, and not citywide.
Craven tried to assure council that it wasn’t the intention of police to fine kids who are skateboarding to school.
“We’re acting on the advice of police in regards to this fine. I’m very disappointed that the members of council don’t have enough faith in our police to handle this with discretion,” added Craven, who thinks boarders “should be on the sidewalk.”
At Mapleview Skate Park, riders Dave Turner and Taylor Hamilton want clear rules on where they’re allowed to ride.
“I thought sidewalks were illegal,” said Hamilton. “So you’re going to fine a 12-year-old kid $75 for skateboarding?”
Well, not exactly, but Craven wants police to make that choice.
Right now, they can’t.

In the last year, two longboarders from the Burlington and Hamilton area were involved in serious accidents. Burlington 16-year-old Levi Baggs ended up with multiple fractures and a dented skull in June after colliding with a vehicle. And 20-year-old Daniel Abdolalian-Dolmer died from his wounds after being struck by a car while boarding in Hamilton in May.http://www.insidehalton.com/print/1219455

Further details in Tuesday's paper.

"For the family of Daniel Abdolalian-Dolmer, it’s almost impossible to imagine someone so strong, so charismatic, so full of life is gone.

The 20-year-old died May 7 after being struck by a car on James Street South at Charlton Avenue. He was travelling through the intersection on his longboard when he lost his footing. By the time he ran back to grab his board and continue through the intersection, the light changed and he was struck.....

In his life and now particularly in his death, [his biological father Morteza Abdolalian] said Daniel has brought the whole family together.

Now Morteza said he wants to remember his son by writing about his life and perhaps starting a website where other families who have gone through similar things can share. He also wants to encourage other skateboarders and longboarders to wear helmets.

Daniel is also missed by his older brother, Allan (Owen) Dolmer, younger sister, Carmella Dolmer, and many other family and friends in Canada and internationally.

Hamilton police say their accident investigation is ongoing."

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/537043--charismatic-young-man-rememberedhttp://www.raisethehammer.org/comment/64017

Crash witness meets victim’s family at scene

Moments before the crash that took his life, Daniel Dolmer lost his footing in the middle of the intersection and had to run back to grab his rolling longboard.
Elizabeth Anton said she was a passenger in a car stopped at the light on Charlton Avenue, waiting to turn south onto James Street South Saturday. She said Dolmer smiled and winked at her and her father — who was driving the car — as thanks for letting him pass, despite the fact that his light had turned red.
Anton said out of nowhere another car came up beside them and drove straight through the intersection, striking Dolmer.
“I ran to the hospital across the road … I called 911,” she said.
Dolmer, 20, later died in hospital.
Anton passed the scene Monday and found Dolmer’s family there. Feeling nervous, she and a friend parked their car and went over to talk to the family.
“I wanted them to know what really happened, I wanted them to know I was sorry (for their loss),” she said.
The family thanked her for calling 911 and talked about how Dolmer “was a strong boy,” Anton said.
A memorial of flowers, ribbons and handwritten messages is growing daily at the scene.
The Spectator has not been able to reach the Dolmer family for comment.
Hamilton police continue to investigate.
noreilly@thespec.com
905-526-3199
Collision A car with a shattered windshield remained on scene at James Street and Charlton Avenue Saturday evening as police investigated a collision that killed a young skateboarder.

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/531384--crash-witness-meets-victim-s-family-at-scene

Charismatic young man remembered

Daniel Dolmer, 20, died in hospital after being struck by a car Saturday

• Makeshift memorial marks scene of crash
• http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/537043--charismatic-young-man-remembered

For the family of Daniel Abdolalian-Dolmer, it’s almost impossible to imagine someone so strong, so charismatic, so full of life is gone.
The 20-year-old died May 7 after being struck by a car on James Street South at Charlton Avenue. He was travelling through the intersection on his longboard when he lost his footing. By the time he ran back to grab his board and continue through the intersection, the light changed and he was struck.
“It’s so hard to think that he could get hurt, because he was so physically strong, agile, athletic,” said stepfather Allan Dolmer, whom Daniel also called Dad.
He would ride his longboard to work, where he was an apprentice bricklayer, and even as far as Grimsby or Burlington. He’d run the Wentworth stairs and had a seemingly unlimited supply of energy.
A dynamic personality, friendly, loyal, forgiving, protective and completely void of discrimination are just some of the words the family used to describe Daniel. He was so charming you could never stay mad at him, agreed Allan and Daniel’s older sister Trish Dolmer.
He loved his friends, video games, going fishing — Allan recalls one trip where he caught 189 fish and declared his accomplishment by writing the number with his finger in the road dust on the side of the car.
During a memorial service a little more than a week ago, three people came up to Allan and introduced themselves as his best friend. “Not just friend, but best friend. I don’t know how you do that,” he said.
Daniel’s mom Carmelita was in her native Philippines, where she spends several months each year, when the accident happened. The family left with Daniel’s ashes late last week to meet her in the Philippines where they will lay his remains to rest.
Daniel was about 11 years old and qualified to run in a cross-country race, she remembered in an email shared with The Spectator. The morning of the race — looking for an edge — Daniel decided to borrow a pair of her barely used shoes.
The whole family had a great laugh when Daniel came home and explained how he had a lot of fun, but didn’t do very well. It turns out the shoes were steel-toed.
Daniel spent the last couple years of high school studying in the Philippines, learning the language and culture. One year he beat out hundreds of other classmates to be crowned the winner of a pageant-like competition.
The family has an endless supply of funny stories, including a recent Halloween, when he dressed up as an elf for a party, Allan recalled.
But he showed up to the party too early and had to turn around and come back home. While waiting to go back out he fell asleep — decked out in green — on the couch and missed the entire party, Allan said, adding that it made for a hilarious picture.
Daniel was only a few years old when his biological father Morteza Abdolalian, a native of Iran, separated from his mother. Morteza said he was always struck by his son’s sensitivity and kindness.
“He gave me strength when we were going through the separation,” he said. “He used to say to me, ‘Dad, are you sad?’”
In his life and now particularly in his death, Morteza said Daniel has brought the whole family together.
Now Morteza said he wants to remember his son by writing about his life and perhaps starting a website where other families who have gone through similar things can share. He also wants to encourage other skateboarders and longboarders to wear helmets.
Daniel is also missed by his older brother, Allan (Owen) Dolmer, younger sister, Carmella Dolmer, and many other family and friends in Canada and internationally.
Hamilton police say their accident investigation is ongoing.
noreilly@thespec.com
905-526-3199

ABDOLALIAN-DOLMER, Daniel Our shining light was only 20 years old, died tragically on Saturday, May 7, 2011 while long boarding. Much loved by his parents Carmelita and R.A. Dolmer and Morteza Abdolalian, siblings Trisha, Allan Owen, Carmella, numerous relatives and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011, 1 p.m. at Bay Gardens Funeral Home, 947 Rymal Road East, Hamilton, to honour Daniel's life. All welcome.

 Link:

http://www.lifenews.ca/thespec/profile/198919

http://www.tranquilitycremation.com/abdolalian-dolmer-farrokh-daniel/

Few Pictures:

Mourning..My beautiful young 20 years old son Daniel Abdolalian Had a bad accident and passed away in Hamilton,Ontari.Canada police are investigating

Mourning..My beautiful young 20 years old son Daniel Abdolalian Had a bad accident and passed away in Hamilton,Ontari.Canada police are investigating

Here are a few picture of Daniel when he was a little boy and his early adulthood.He loved skateboarding and yesterday (Not professional but traveling from his home to a few blocks down)May 7,2011 he was on skateboard coming down toward North on James Street at Charlton, he colided with a car and his right leg broken and had head trauma, brought to Hamilton General Hospital and went to coma ,two hours later he passed away. Police in Hamilton are investigating.

A link about Daniel:
http://wikiskate.com/olf2/index.php?topic=13302.0

R.I.P Daniel Abdolalian

« on: May 11, 2011, 02:35:12 AM »

As some of you may know that on sunday may 5th Daniel Abdolalian (you may know his as Danny Decible) passed away when a car struck him on his longboard traviling north on james street S. at charlton, a broken leg and a Head Trauma , was rushed to the hospital which was within a block of the incident went into a coma, and passed away 2 hours later. Daniels memorial service will be held Saturday, May 14th at 1pm, location TBA
http://moriab.blogspot.com/2011/05/mourningmy-beautiful-young-20-years-old.html
<picture of who danny is ^^^^^>
http://wikiskate.com/olf2/index.php?topic=13302.0