Daniel Kent Windauer ’10
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November-December 2026
Daniel Kent Windauer ’10 died on June 28 in New York City after a long battle with mental illness. Daniel grew up in Kalispell, Montana, where he developed a lifelong love of the outdoors. As a youth he competed in soccer, taekwondo, cross country, and track, becoming a Junior Olympic champion in taekwondo. He graduated as valedictorian of Flathead High School in 2006. At Dartmouth Daniel majored in government. He later earned a bachelor’s in political science and government and a J.D. and M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. He passed the bar examinations in California, the District of Columbia, New York, and Montana and served as a judicial clerk and as a clerk for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy. Daniel eventually settled in New York City, where he rose to senior vice president at Citibank and worked as senior lead counsel in regulations management. Daniel was also an enthusiastic outdoorsman and highly creative. He enjoyed rafting, fly-fishing, canoeing, hiking, skiing, motorcycling, cooking, collecting art, and creating sculptures from wood, wire, plaster, concrete, and living plants. He is survived by his mother, Leslie, sisters Erin and Heidi, and nieces and nephews Liam, Quinn, Carson, and Hallie. His father, Bernie, predeceased him.