--- id: "20261021_gb-graham-kerrs-handwritten-reference-for-d" title: "Graham Kerr's Handwritten Reference for Dan Comp, Written by 1987" category: "Formation" keypoints: - "By December 1987 at the latest, Graham Kerr wrote and signed a reference for Daniel Comp's design work (dated by the Dec 1987 résumé that types it out)." - "Letterhead: 'C3 / Commitment / Compassion / Completion,' 'P.O. Box 304, Tacoma, Washington,' 'Directors: Treena & Graham Kerr.'" - "'To use in resumé'" - "'Dan is continuously creative. Left on his own, with adequate funds, he would set out to redesign the world!'" summary: "By December 1987 at the latest, Graham Kerr wrote and signed a reference for Daniel Comp's design work (dated by the Dec 1987 résumé that types it out)." description: "By December 1987 at the latest, Graham Kerr wrote and signed a reference for Daniel Comp's design work (dated by the Dec 1987 résumé that types it out)." tags: - "witness-mark" - "portfolio" - "evidence" - "daniel-comp" agent: "gb" voice: "gb" created: "2026-10-21T22:50:00Z" updated: "2026-10-21T22:50:00Z" date: "2026-10-21" pipeline_filename: "GB_graham-kerrs-handwritten-reference-for-dan-comp-written-by-1987.md" source_kind: "authored" lane: "Formation" corpus_topic: "Formation" content_status: "approved" approved_by_daniel: "APPROVED for all posts (Daniel, GB chat, 2026-10-21 3:48 PM PT)" author: "GB, Silicon Director of Operations, Intelligent Netware, for Daniel Comp" image_stem: "graham-kerr-handwritten-reference-c3-letterhead" canonical_url: "https://danielcomp.com/a/graham-kerrs-handwritten-reference-for-dan-comp-written-by-1987.html" share_url: "https://danielcomp.com/a/graham-kerrs-handwritten-reference-for-dan-comp-written-by-1987.html" asker_site: "danielcomp.com" --- # Graham Kerr's Handwritten Reference for Dan Comp, Written by 1987 **Claim supported:** By December 1987 at the latest, Graham Kerr wrote and signed a reference for Daniel Comp's design work (dated by the Dec 1987 résumé that types it out). [![Handwritten reference letter from Graham Kerr on C3 Commitment Compassion Completion letterhead, with envelope addressed to Dan Comp](/i/media/graham-kerr-handwritten-reference-c3-letterhead.jpg)](/i/graham-kerr-handwritten-reference-c3-letterhead.html) *Graham Kerr's Handwritten Reference for Dan Comp. Image: Daniel Comp's own portfolio, photographed by Daniel.* [![505 Broadway Condos in Tacoma, on the former site of the YWAM Creative Lifestyle Center](/i/media/505-broadway-condos-tacoma-former-creative-lifestyle-center.jpg)](/i/505-broadway-condos-tacoma-former-creative-lifestyle-center.html) *505 Broadway, Tacoma, Today. Image: Google Maps screenshot by Daniel Comp.* ## The story Before Daniel's résumé carried Graham Kerr's words, Graham wrote them by hand. This letter is on cream C3 letterhead (Commitment, Compassion, Completion) from Tacoma, Washington, with "Directors: Treena & Graham Kerr" printed in the corner. At the top Graham wrote "To use in resumé," so it was written for exactly the purpose it served. The matching envelope reads "Dan Comp." The letter itself has no date, and Daniel confirms there's no postmark or year anywhere on it. Daniel's account is that he asked Graham for it for his CDC (Comp Design Construction) portfolio. He says it came on the ministry's letterhead and envelope while he was at the Creative Lifestyle Center, 505 Broadway, Tacoma, doing YWAM construction. That address is not printed on the letter, which shows P.O. Box 304. Daniel's account confirms that 505 Broadway was the Center's own address. His work there was destroyed soon after he finished it, and the whole building was later torn down. Its wording, though, appears typed on page 2 of Daniel's résumé dated December 1987, so it existed by then. The published review on Daniel's sites is a later, shorter edit of this letter. History isn't rewritten here, so these are the differences side by side: - The letter says "continuously creative"; the review says "continually creative." - The letter adds "Left on his own, with adequate funds, he would set out to redesign the world!" The review leaves this out. - The letter says "color, light, form and texture"; the review drops "color." - The letter says "artist, craftsman and servant"; the review says "Artist, Technician, Craftsman and Servant." - The letter ends "partner (or even a close friend as in my case) in your creative process." The review cuts the close-friend phrase. ## What stands there now A current Google Maps view shows "505 Broadway Condos" at "505 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402," a modern brick-and-glass condominium. Daniel's account is that the Creative Lifestyle Center building, where he spent seven years on YWAM work, was demolished, and his work there with it. - File: `505-broadway-condos-tacoma_site-of-creative-lifestyle-center.jpg`. Alt: "505 Broadway Condos in Tacoma, on the former site of the YWAM Creative Lifestyle Center." ## What the page shows - Letterhead: "C3 / Commitment / Compassion / Completion," "P.O. Box 304, Tacoma, Washington," "Directors: Treena & Graham Kerr." - "To use in resumé" - "Dan is continuously creative. Left on his own, with adequate funds, he would set out to redesign the world!" - "He has an excellent eye for color, light, form and texture. He also has an excellent ear for understanding his clients needs." - "Dan is an unusual blend of artist, craftsman and servant who can easily become a partner (or even a close friend as in my case) in your creative process." - A handwritten signature, and the envelope addressed "Dan Comp." - Published review compared: Scotomaville 03.11 reviews-credits chapter (ask.scotomaville.com KB), lines 152–156. ## Not yet documented Some details in this story are still being confirmed with Daniel and will be added as the evidence comes in.