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In MemoriamDaniel T. Webster III

Article-In MemoriamDaniel T. Webster III

Dan Webster of WHAM Security Systems died on Aug. 22 when the small plane he was piloting crashed at Brandywine Airport in West Chester, Pa.

(Sept. 6, 1938 - Aug. 22, 2005)


Daniel T. Webster III, 66, an entrepreneur and international businessman, died suddenly on Aug. 22 when the plane he was piloting crashed near Brandywine Airport in West Chester, Pa.


Dan was born in New York City and raised in Wilton, Conn. He attended the University of Virginia and graduated from Cornell University. An engineer and inventor at heart, he founded WHAM Security Systems in 1980. With a product entirely conceived and developed by him and his long-time business associate, David Rothschild, he became an innovator in the field of self-storage security and continued to produce state-of-the-art systems for facilities worldwide.


Services were held on Aug. 26 at the St. Davids Church in Dans home town of St. Davids, Pa. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, relatives and friends make donations to their favorite charities in Dans honor. Correspondence can be sent to 242 Ravenscliff, St. Davids, PA 19087; e-mail [email protected].