Daniel Buckley Pieper, of Jamaica Plain, a former businessman, died Tuesday at his home. He was 59.
Mr. Pieper was formerly of Scarborough, Maine.
He was the founder and president of the Southbourne Group, a commercial brokerage company serving Greater Boston.
Mr. Pieper enjoyed deepwater sailing, maintaining his rose garden and was a master of culinary arts. He was a man who taught others by example in his willingness to help those in need.
Life partner to the late Angela K. Ramker, Mr. Pieper is survived by a sister, Joan F. Pieper of Ramona, Calif.; two brothers, Robert D. of South Portland, Maine, and Lawrence C., of Southboro; a niece and five nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough, Maine.
Burial will be in Black Point Road Cemetery, Scarborough, Maine.
Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, South Portland, Maine.