William Fletcher Daniels

William Fletcher Daniels, "Fletch", also known as "Splendid" was always upbeat and in good spirits and when asked how he was doing his reply was always "I'm Splendid, how are you?" He was married to the love of his life, Evelyn, for 64 years. They had three children, Kevin, David (Beth) and Joan (Chris), three grandson's, Eric (Tina), Andy (Jackie) and Ross and three great grandchildren (Jenna, Daniel and Maggie.) He loved spending as much time with them as possible. He was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN where he attended Notre Dame grade school, followed by Notre Dame High School. After his military service, he proudly graduated from the University of Notre Dame, which I'm sure anyone who knew him was well aware of. We were all raised singing the Notre Dame fight song... CHEER CHEER FOR OLD NOTRE DAME!! Ironically, in 2004 he became a long-time resident of Notre Dame in New Orleans. He first moved to New Orleans after graduating from Notre Dame and became Vice President of Strachan Shipping Company until retiring at the age of 72. He loved spending time with his family, fine dining and trying new foods. He was truly thankful to God for blessing him with such a good life. He saw the good in everything and everyone and was truly loved by everyone he met. He was the best husband and father anyone could ask for. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 1pm with public visitation beginning at 11:30 am. Interment will take place at All Saints Mausoleum.