Soon he'll be farewelled as "everyone's hero".
The 58-year-old grandfather couldn't have known the rural block next door to his Western Downs home would be the site of a siege in which six people would die, but he did think someone needed help.
Mr Dare went to make sure his neighbours were safe after hearing multiple gunshots and seeing thick smoke in the area on December 12.
Instead, Mr Dare was shot and left for dead alongside Queensland Police Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, by his neighbours Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train.
The prime minister said Alan "did the great Australian thing and went to help" and for those actions, he's been posthumously awarded the Queensland Police Bravery Medal.
While he's a new hero for many Australians, the loved ones farewelling him at his funeral on Friday know their "Poppy" has always been a man for others.
"He was always our hero, but now he's everyone's hero," his daughter Renee Richards told Sunrise.
"So it's good that everyone knows his face, but it's super sad."
Mr Dare was a dearly loved husband and father, treasured poppy, loved son and son-in-law and loving brother, his funeral notice says.
The service will include a procession of Ford cars, which Alan loved, from the Ipswich funeral home to Centenary Memorial Gardens.
The Wieambilla and Tara community are also mourning their neighbour and friend, with a GoFundMe appeal for Alan's wife of 26 years Kerry Dare raising $95,452 when it was intended to raise $25,000.
Ms Richards said her dad had always gone out of his way to help other people and ask them what he could do.
"So I'm glad he did, he did it (died) doing something that he loved," she said.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll will present Alan's bravery medal for his "actions on the fateful day and public acknowledgement of his sacrifice" to his family at a special event on January 18.
"We don't need a medal to know that he was a hero, but it's good that he's kind of getting one, and it's good that he's getting one," Ms Richards said.
Police investigating the shootings have revealed the constables were planning to arrest Nathaniel Train when they went to the Wieambilla property but there were no indications they could be in danger.
A warrant had been issued for Nathaniel after he got bogged trying to cross the Queensland border on December 17, 2021 and allegedly damaged a gate and left two registered firearms behind.
Police had called the Trains and visited the Wieambilla property multiple times looking for the former school principal, but no one ever picked up the phone or answered the door.
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