Good...The date is after the next date of the inquest which I think is Jan 28th.
calendar item: Daniel Wayne Smith birthday Jan 22
trivia -
In 2000 Billy Smith gave an interview that the Mirror (UK) carried. In the interview Billy recalled speaking with his son the previous year [1999] and that Daniel had called him “Billy” instead of “Dad” - In the article, Billy indicated he had broached the subject of visitation several times over the years but Anna allegedly would always change the subject. He expressed his feelings of being embarassed by his [financial] position in life and the reader couldn’t help but feel his sorrow at not having the opportunity to know his son, whom he obviously loved. All in all, it seemed a very sad interview.
In 2006, Stern gave a statement after Daniel’s death that would lead the reader to believe there was never any contact between Daniel and his father:
STERN: You know, I — Anna had wanted to call Billy Wayne actually, and I was not able to get the phone number to him. So if — you know, again, Billy Wayne hasn’t seen Daniel since he was an infant. But I know that Anna did want to speak with him about that, so maybe if he’s watching he can call in and we can get the number.
KING: So she’s interested certainly in talking to him?
STERN: Yes, she does. She wants to talk to him about it.
KING: Howard, has there been a funeral?
STERN: The funeral has not taken place yet. We have plans, but we don’t want to disclose what those are, for obvious reasons.