Daniel David Lourie

Daniel David Lourie, 88, of Bozeman, Montana; Orono and Bar Harbor, Maine; Austin and Houston, Texas; New York, New York; and Antwerp Belgium, left this realm in the comfort of his home, next to his wife, Tyrrell Lourie, under a full moon, on February 1st, 2026. Dan was born on May 11, 1937 in Antwerp, Belgium to Israel Lourie and Sophie Elkon Lourie.

Dan attended Trinity College, where he studied history and played both football and baseball. After serving in the army, and playing semi-professional football, he settled in Houston, Texas where his day job of selling life insurance was overshadowed by his passion for playing hard with his kids and a life of social justice work.

Dan organized, marched, wrote letters, and rallied for racial equality, the peace movement, and women’s rights. He was a fixture in local, national and international political activism in every community in which he lived. Dan attributed his tireless commitment to disenfranchised people to his early experiences as a European Jew who was forced to flee his childhood home, traversing Europe in 1940 and 41 until his family secured passage to the United States. Dan, and his sister, Doris, spent the rest of their childhoods in the Bronx, where he attended the Bronx High School of Science and developed his lifelong passion for baseball and football.

Dan was an avid reader, an eloquent writer, community builder, cross country cyclist, marathoner, hiker, doting husband and father, and expert gardener. He loved art, theatre, the Maine coast, and music of many genres; danced always and everywhere; and never passed up an opportunity to travel the world, make new friends, offer help to others, or teach children about civil rights, the Holocaust, non-violence, and the Yankees.

Dan is survived by his wife of 30 years, Tyrrell (Ty) Lourie; daughter, Stephani Lourie; daughter -in-law, Claire Craig; and his grandchildren, Anitra Lourie and Geist (Isaac) Lourie. He was preceded in death by his parents, Israel Lourie and Sophie (Elkon) Lourie; his sister, Doris (Lourie) Kastenholz; and his son, Kevin Joseph Lourie.

Dan was a force, a light, an inspiration who will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to https://www.wfmn.org/funds/immigrant-rapid-response/; or better yet, in his name, please commit to making this world a just and safe place for all people.

There will be a celebration of Dan’s life in the summer.