The Navy SEAL from Littleton was killed two years ago while on a mission in Afghanistan.
He was one of 19 men who perished in the mountains in June of 2005, on a day the Navy SEAL community calls the deadliest in its history.
Patsy met her future husband at a barbeque in 2002. They married a year later.
"When I met him, he just took my breath," she told 9NEWS. "He was the most amazing person that you could probably ever meet."
From that moment on, the couple were inseparable. Both served in the military. Patsy wasa pilots' secretary in the Navy. Danny was already part of the SEAL community.
"The longest I (had) ever been away from him, probably the longest, three months," Patsy said.
Then came Danny's first deployment to a war zone - to Afghanistan.
"He told me before he left to not cry and worry because he was going to make a difference out there and it was his time to make that difference," Patsy said.
Patsy said Danny lived for this type of a challenge. It was the way of the Navy SEALS.
"To them, they're invincible, nobody can take them down. That's the mentality that makes them different from everybody else," said Patsy.
Patsy said she knew anything could happen, and when it did, she knew Danny died trying to save others.
"He gave his last breath fighting evil out there," she said.
It's been two years since Danny was killed.
"He was my best friend, he was my role model, he was my life," said Patsy.
However, for Patsy, he's still with her every day, she still wears her wedding ring, carries his pictures and his dog tags in her wallet.
"Destiny took us from each other, it's unfortunate, but he will always be my husband. He was my first love and I will always carry him," said Patsy.
Patsy said her life is richer because she knew him.
"There is not one thing that I regret. Even the same day I got the news, the same day I buried him, I don't regret (anything). It just made me a better person and stronger," Patsy said. "He was an incredible man that did a great sacrifice for this state and for all of us. Not just for me and my family, but for the whole country."
Patsy was 23 when Danny was killed. She left the Navy in February before he was deployed. The 25-year-old now plans to go back to school full-time and major in marketing.
