\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmitty\u2019s Place was where Danielle Jackman spent her Tuesdays and Sundays, in the kitchen, doing what she loved. On Friday, the McKeesport bar served as place for people from different areas of Danielle\u2019s life to reflect on the good times they shared with her, during a candlelight vigil. \u201cDanielle probably would have said, \u2018Oh, you didn\u2019t have to do this. This is way too much for me,\u2019\u201d said Kevin Jackman with a laugh. \u201cShe would\u2019ve loved it.\u201dKevin was all smiles when he talked about his sister, Danielle. He called his sister the glue of their seven-sibling family. \u201cShe made it a point to be a part of everybody\u2019s life as much as she possibly could,\u201d Kevin said. Danielle\u2019s life came to a tragic end on May 6. The 58-year-old was killed in a five-car crash on a ramp near the Fort Duquesne Bridge. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge loss for everybody. Family, friends, community members, people that she\u2019s touched over the last 58 years,\u201d said David Faynor, the manager of Smitty’s Place. Longtime friend Walter Remcheck said the outpouring of love for Danielle is what is getting him through the loss. \u201cThere\u2019s no bad word to describe her. She touched a lot of our lives, no matter who we are,\u201d Remcheck told Pittsburgh\u2019s Action News 4 Reporter Jordan Cioppa. Aside from the people in her life, friends said Danielle loved her dog Rumble, and her Pittsburgh sports. A jersey with Danielle\u2019s last name and a No. 58 now holds a permanent spot inside Smitty\u2019s Place. \u201cWe didn\u2019t realize the reach that Danielle had. We knew how good of a person she was, but the amount of people she touched through her career and through her personal life was more than most of us understood,\u201d said Kevin. Pittsburgh police said on Friday that the crash was still under investigation.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Smitty\u2019s Place was where Danielle Jackman spent her Tuesdays and Sundays, in the kitchen, doing what she loved. <\/p>\n
On Friday, the McKeesport bar served as place for people from different areas of Danielle\u2019s life to reflect on the good times they shared with her, during a candlelight vigil. <\/p>\n
\u201cDanielle probably would have said, \u2018Oh, you didn\u2019t have to do this. This is way too much for me,\u2019\u201d said Kevin Jackman with a laugh. \u201cShe would\u2019ve loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kevin was all smiles when he talked about his sister, Danielle. He called his sister the glue of their seven-sibling family. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe made it a point to be a part of everybody\u2019s life as much as she possibly could,\u201d Kevin said. <\/p>\n
Danielle\u2019s life came to a tragic end on May 6. The 58-year-old was killed in a five-car crash on a ramp near the Fort Duquesne Bridge. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a huge loss for everybody. Family, friends, community members, people that she\u2019s touched over the last 58 years,\u201d said David Faynor, the manager of Smitty’s Place. <\/p>\n
Longtime friend Walter Remcheck said the outpouring of love for Danielle is what is getting him through the loss. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no bad word to describe her. She touched a lot of our lives, no matter who we are,\u201d Remcheck told Pittsburgh\u2019s Action News 4 Reporter Jordan Cioppa. <\/p>\n
Aside from the people in her life, friends said Danielle loved her dog Rumble, and her Pittsburgh sports. <\/p>\n
A jersey with Danielle\u2019s last name and a No. 58 now holds a permanent spot inside Smitty\u2019s Place. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t realize the reach that Danielle had. We knew how good of a person she was, but the amount of people she touched through her career and through her personal life was more than most of us understood,\u201d said Kevin. <\/p>\n
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