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Daniel Arthur Green died March 5, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

Daniel Arthur Green

August 26, 1939 - March 5, 2023 milkshakes with his kids and grandkids, and tending to his garden.

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Dan was Fighting Irish through and through, having received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1961 from Notre Dame and devotedly watching darn near every game since.

Dan was an ardent Democrat and heavily involved in the community and his late wife, Gwynith Green’s two Colorado House of Representatives campaigns. In 2001, Dan received recognition for his dedication and volunteerism to Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colo. He also spent over 20 years volunteering for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (now Learning Ally) in Denver and was a passionate supporter of various wildlife organizations and countless Denver museums.

Dan was curious and had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and loved science, history, and the arts. He was never without a newspaper, a book, or a witty, random fact and would regale his family with stories cleverly made up on the spot. He loved shing with his sons, playing volleyball and pickleball, enjoying

GARVIN

Dan worked as an Electrical Engineer for over 30 years at the Bureau of Reclamation. He also served his country as a weather o cer in the U.S. Air Force, ending his military career as Lieutenant Colonel. He was well-traveled, having visited Brazil, China, and Pakistan as a consulting electrical engineer, and multiple countries in Europe with Gwyn.

Dan was born in Wolf Point, Mont., grew up on a farm, and spent much of his childhood in Florida before meeting Gwyn in college. A devoted husband since 1961 and loving father and grandfather, he is survived by his four loving children, Laura, Kevin (Barb), Mark (Mary Ann), and Benjamin (Julie), 10 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

A Celebration of Life for Dan will be held from 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 10, at 197 Canyon Point Cir, Golden, CO 80403. In lieu of owers, donations may be made to a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) nonpro t organization of your choice.

Robert F Garvin

June 23, 1939 - March 7, 2023

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BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Af ter more than 20 years of collecting pinball machines, Dan Nikolich’s basement had run out of space to store them all. So Nikolich opened the Colorado Pinball Pub in Littleton to share his collection.

“Pinball is a unique thing because it doesn’t matter what your background or walk of life is, pinball will draw you in,” he said. “It’s a great equalizer because it only takes one ball.”

While the concept of offering drinks and games at one location is nothing new, the Denver area is host to a number of unique takes on the Dave and Buster’s business model.

Colorado Pinball Pub is one of the newer additions to the barcade scene, having opened in 2020. The pub offers 22 pinball machines, plus a few classic arcade games like PacMan and Centipede, for unlimited play for $15 per hour.

Nikolich’s love for games started young, when he was growing up in Las Vegas and working for the MGM Arcade, so he was happy to see the recent rise in pinball’s popularity.

“Pinball is having a great resurgence right now. The last few years it’s been really hot,” he said. “We have parents who will bring their kids who have never played pinball and, at night, we get a lot of adults and date nights, stuff like that. All people seem to like pinball.”

Like the pub’s patrons, the pinball machines available range in age and theme, with Nikolich’s oldest machine being from 1981. The walls of the pub also pay homage to the history of the game, including its prohibition from 1940s to the 1970s, with pictures and news clippings.

In addition to pinball, the pub features over 150 kinds of whiskey, craft cocktails and Colorado brewed beer.

Nikolich said the goal is to have something for everyone and to make it approachable, whether that’s pinball or whiskey.

“We want you to come and learn about it and not be intimidated to ask if you don’t know something, we want to teach you, so that you can enjoy something new,” he said.

On the opposite side of the metro area, another