listener who cared deeply for all living things.
A beautiful, sweet soul left this life suddenly and tragically in a car accident on September 23. She will never know just how many lives she touched or how much light she brought into this world. But we do.
Danielle Kay Chackel was more than our coworker; she was our friend. For more than 15 years, Danielle smiled, bounced, giggled, and laughed her way through our work days with us. She attended our weddings, babysat our kids, celebrated our milestones, filled our spaces with living plants, and mourned our lost loved ones. She cared deeply for all living things — so much so that she became a devout vegan long before it was a thing. We sometimes gave her a hard time about this (especially when she was gently ushering a spider out the back door or texting us endless videos of unlikely animal friends), but secretly we all admired her for her solid and unwavering beliefs.
She treasured her job, and she adored her Bankruptcy Court family. She was a dedicated public servant and member of the Northern Division’s small Operations Team. She selflessly did more than was asked of her — often with a smile and a wink. In between her routine duties of helping customers at the intake window; court recording for judges Saltzman, Carroll, and Riblet; performing quality-control tasks; docketing; calendaring; and tracking appeals, Danielle planned potlucks and social events for the staff.
