On a balmy spring evening in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, the team from Aston became European champions. It was May 26, 1982, when Aston Villa made history. They had been battered and bruised in the ...
The temperatures were cooler, and so too were the stakes. This was not May 26, 1982, nor were Aston Villa up against the might of Bayern Munich in the final of Europe’s most prestigious competition.
Daniel Wilson, born in Sitka on May 26, 1982, died on April 5, 2025. His funeral is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.