Danielle Nicole Sale

Danielle was born in San Mateo, California on March 3, 1988. She died in a tragic bus/pedestrian accident on April 24, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. Danielle had wisdom, insight and grace far beyond her chronological age. For example, when she was in the 1st grade, she organized a "Penny Drive" to raise money for the homeless, successfully raising hundreds of dollars. She was able to connect to people with genuine compassion, love, empathy and tolerance. While she was attending Fort Vancouver High School, she successfully completed the Certified Nursing Assistant Program (CNA) at the Clark County Skills Center. After graduating high school in 2006, she went on to attend Boise State University, dreaming of becoming a registered nurse. After her freshman year at BSU, Danielle made the decision to work full time to pay for her own education, holding down three jobs to attain that goal. Danielle was blessed to enjoy an extremely close bond to her large extended family, as well as her parents and her three siblings, calling them her "best friends". Because of this bond, she decided to move back to her hometown of Vancouver, to live closer to them and to continue her education at Clark College, with a longer term goal of transferring to a university BSN program. She was passionate about working with people who had Alzheimers, or were facing their own end of life. When she learned of her mother's diagnosis of MS, she worked diligently to both understand the disease, and what affect that disease has on people. She was curious about the world around her, and loved to travel (especially to Mexico, Hawaii and the Caribbean). For her Senior High School trip, she traveled to Europe, which ignited her desire to discover the world. Dani had a love and appreciation of God, and stated that she was "not afraid to die" because she knew in her heart that death was a continuation of her journey with Him. Dani had the uncanny ability to act silly and fun, and make other people laugh with her facial expressions, words and/or stories. She was a deep and insightful thinker who loved to have long talks with those close to her about her beliefs, while being open to hearing the thoughts and beliefs of others. Danielle is the beautiful and loving daughter of David and Jeannette Sale, and much loved sister to Ashley, Kayla and Joshua Sale. She was preceded in death by her sister Kristy Cassidy in 2004, her uncle Michael Christian in 2009 and her grandfather Dennis Sale in 1997. She is survived by her grandparents, Jim and Phyllis Strosahl and grandmother, Mary Sale, Aunt Michelle Strosahl (Robert, Abriana), Uncle Brad and Janice Strosahl (James, Brittany), Uncle Doug and Hannah Strosahl (Mason, Katelyn), Aunt Marilyn Christian (Trudy, Mike), Aunt Margie and Jim Pickens (Jessie, Chad), Uncle Bob and Kim Sale (Barrett, Christiana, Kelsey), Uncle Randy Sale (Brittany), Aunt Linda Sale and many other loved second-cousins, aunts and uncles. It goes without saying that Danielle will be greatly missed by those who loved her and had the pleasure of knowing her. As a gift to her, all donations can be made in her name to Alzheimer's research (www.alz.org) or Multiple Sclerosis Society research (www. NMSS.org).

Danielle Nicole Sale

March 3, 1988 - April 24, 2010