Daniel Wagaman

June 3, 1977 - June 25, 2024

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Daniel Wagaman was the most gentle, kind, intelligent and wickedly funny person most of us have ever known or will ever know. He was a friend to anyone and everyone who needed one, a born helper and fixer. He often ran out of the house at any hour of the day or night to help a neighbor with an issue, rescue friends from surprise home-ownership predicaments, help neighborhood organizations plant trees to beautify our city, drive out to the suburbs to help a fellow ham radio club member hang an antenna, or pack a quick bag to drive from Philly to Lancaster to help his dad with any project large or small. For 22 years he worked side-by-side with his wife, Lisa Benigni, fixing the cars, apartments and houses they rented or owned together. He taught Lisa how to take care of her car, how to use power tools, safely re-wire outlets, properly measure and pre-plan tiling projects, how to take care of tools and appliances, and thousands of other useful things. But mostly Lisa credits Daniel with teaching her how to slow down – to not power through every moment as a task, a box to check in the most efficient way possible – but to slow down and enjoy every moment for what it was. Daniel and Lisa were often mistaken for

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