JOHN JOSEPH DANIELS

1932 - 2023

DANIELS, John Joseph Died peacefully, the evening of October 20, 2023, at the Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Norwood, following a lengthy illness. He was the son of John Joseph Daniels and Lillian Manning Daniels, both of whom passed away during his childhood. He was also predeceased by his older sister, Barbara Grosse of Dedham. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary (Dungan) Daniels of Dedham; his children, Elizabeth Shabanoff and husband, Paul of Myrtle Beach, SC, John Daniels and wife, Maryellen of Woodbridge, VA and Mark Daniels and wife, Jackie Cowin of Dedham; and eight grandchildren, Daniel, Lillian and Katherine Shabanoff, of SC, Megan Daniels of Philadelphia, PA, John Daniels of Chesterfield, VA, Tessa Damuth of Townsend, MT and Michael and Emily Daniels of Dedham. Mr. Daniels graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1951, where he played basketball and baseball. He enrolled in the Air Force following high school and served from 1951 to 1953 in Korea and Japan. He was assigned as a clerk typist and traveled with the Air Force basketball team. After leaving the military, he enrolled in Boston State College, where he played basketball and remained one of the school's top all-time scorers until its merger with UMass. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1958 and a Master's Degree in education in 1961. He taught in the Waltham public schools for three years before transferring to the Boston Public Schools, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. He rose through the teaching ranks to become Principal of the William Barton Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park, from 1974 until he retired. He served as President of the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASAS) from 1992 to 1993. He was an avid reader, always with a book nearby. He was also an international traveler, taking his family on road trips throughout the country and then around Europe during summer vacations. He enjoyed attending auctions, doing so even in Europe. And he always enjoyed good Chinese food, pizza and chocolate bars.

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