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Robert "Bob" Proctor was once a long-time mentor of
Daniel, and an important figure in his overall life.
Daniel and Bob first came into contact through a reading buddy program at the
Tennyson Center, a facility Daniel went for schooling and living in his teens. While Daniel was living at the Tennyson Center (at the time of an ongoing custody battle), he had the opportunity to attend a reading buddy program once a week. Daniel reports that he and Bob, "...really hit it off," enough so that the Tennyson Center permitted them to have a relationship outside of their program. Daniel's grandmother,
Nancy Shimer, developed a friendship with Bob, seemingly platonic according to Daniel, where they'd play board games and spend time together.
After Nancy's passing, Bob served as a patron for Daniel's music career, paying up to $2,000 for the production of his first and most famous song,
"Roaring Thunder," as well as "Something More." Bob has also paid for some of Daniel’s food and travel expenses, but Daniel has done nothing but take his generosity for granted by frequently getting into arguments with him, assaulting him, and
gambling away money Bob gives him."