Courier’s Diane Daniels wins ‘Distinguished Neighbor Servant Leader’ award

DIANE DANIELS AND HER SUPPORTERS…(PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) She’s written for the New Pittsburgh Courier for decades. She’s very, very, very well-respected in the Pittsburgh (and of course, McKeesport) communities. Her business acumen, her community service, and her tireless ability to be everywhere all the time has been recognized with the “Distinguished Neighbor Servant Leader” award from the City of Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office and City Councilman Khari Mosley, of the Ninth District. COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY AND MAYOR ED GAINEY, WITH DIANE DANIELS. Before Daniels could even get to the podium to speak in Mayor Ed Gainey’s office, May 16, she had to sit there and take in all the wonderful comments said about her by her endless line of supporters — Melvin Hubbard El, Councilman Mosley, Mayor Gainey, Twanda Carlisle, Kevin Cooper, Daniels’ younger sister Sharee Daniels, Lytia Brock, Shirlene Wilson, Karen Denton, Arthur Jim Balthrop, Tina Cassidy, Anthony Hopson, and Daniels’ brother Nick Marlin Daniels. Those many people can’t be wrong. DIANE DANIELS AT THE PODIUM… Diane I. Daniels, 69, was raised in the tough-nosed town of McKeesport, and graduated from McKeesport Area High School. She left Pittsburgh to attend college at Wilberforce University, near Dayton, Ohio. Upon graduation,...