In Memorium: Gladstone Whitfield Daniels

On Sunday Dec. 1, 2024, Gladstone Whitfield Daniels passed peacefully into eternal rest with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Beloved husband of the late Marguerite Louise Luck Daniels and cherished father of Karen and Judith. Dear brother of the late Georgia Mae (James) Aaron and devoted brother-in-law of the late Florence (Edwin) Samana and the late Willard “Bill” Luck. Caring uncle of the late John Dickie (Marian) Miller, and the late Ann Marie Miller, and loved cousin of Jewel Rice and the late Bennie Daniels, Luther Daniels and Evelyn Luck Miles. Born on December 7, 1925 in Altheimer, Arkansas, to the late Ardelia Hill Daniels (Algie) Jones and the late G.W. Daniels, Sr., he enlisted in the US Army during WWII and honorably served his country in France, Belgium and Germany as a Staff Sargent, 349th Field Artillery, Headquarters Battery. After the war, he attended St. Louis University where he met his future bride. Following their marriage, Gladstone and Marguerite returned to her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA where they joined Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Homewood. He was very active in the church, serving on the Vestry, as Chair of the Stewardship Committee and as a founding member of...