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We don’t know all of his “There are questions I still have,” Ritter said. “Did he say pages were filled with comments about the type of person he friends’ stories so it’s great to know about how great they anything? Did he have any last words? I struggle with that. I was – kind, quiet, generous, passionate about music. thought he was, too.” want some sort of closure there. I would want them to tell us “My stepmom says how much everyone keeps emailing Daniel worked full-time as a machinist and part-time that this is what he said, if he said anything.” and texting her, saying Daniel was their best friend,” said delivering pizzas for Papa Johns. He was a musician in the Police found Daniel’s jeep a few miles from the scene. Julie Ritter, Daniel’s sister. “He was that kind of kid, a best bands Steel Trap, Furthest to Defy and Two O’clock Twilight. Daniel Jaffke continued page 3 friend kind of guy... The social media has been great for us. 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Ritter said he how they didn’t have cash for their tab at the Want to submit a They are still searching for the suspect. Any- got his charm as a result of growing up with bar and he walked up and paid it.” calendar event? one with information about that night can call five older sisters. Ritter said Daniel grew up playing mu- Have a photograph Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS (8477). “He was so charming,” Ritter said. “He was sic with his dad at a young age, and sang and to share? Call Nicole “Through his job as a machinist his life in- just a sweet soul. He was generous. He would wrote music for his bands. Some of his mu- Davis at 300-8782 surance policy was going to go up Feb. 1,” Rit- have helped anyone in need. If he had a buddy sic can be heard at reverbnation.com/2oct. He or email her at ter said. “He was killed Jan. 31. He missed that that was across town and had car troubles, he wrote a lot of poetry, posted online at jaffke. ndavis@ss-times. by 5 hours. One of his friends set up a fun- would have picked them up and given them wordpress.com/. com. Remember, draiser online (gofundme.com/6lu4q4) and A Daniel Jaffke Memorial Show has been our news deadlines we’ve almost complete- set for March 14, 7 p.m. at Rock House Café, are several days prior to print. ly reached our goal in 3940 S. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis. The cost just a few days. We feel is $10. Proceeds will go to his immediate like instead of being an- Want to family. gry that he missed that Advertise? “He was so “The family, we all appre- deadline, we realized ciate that people are still talk- The Southside that God made a way charming. ing about him,” Ritter said. Times reaches a to get him a funeral and He was just a “We don’t want his memory vast segment of not to have to cheap to fade from the news yet, es- our community. out on anything; to give sweet soul. He pecially since his killer is still For information him a funeral that we’re was generous. out there. We hurt from this. about reaching our proud of and that hon- He was the baby of our family. readers, call Brian ors him.” He would have We are all grieving. We want Ruckle at 300-8782 The fundraiser has helped anyone people to pray and lift us up in or email him at nearly reached the goal prayer.” [email protected]. of $13,000. Ritter said in need." anything they receive over that will go toward ~ Julie Ritter a reward for finding the killer. Gerald Sargent Daniel was the Submitted Photo Publisher Emeritus youngest of six siblings. Rick Myers Ritter, eight years older, Daniel Jaffke Publisher Brian Kelly Chief Executive Officer Nicole Davis Top ten things folks are saying about Editor DO YOUR CARPETS Carey Germana meteorologists these days MAKE YOU SICK? Production & Design - If he comes back shivering, it's cold.