William K. McDaniel, Sr.

William K. McDaniel, Sr. of Springfield Twp. died Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at the Masonic Home in Burlington Twp. He was 87. Mr. McDaniel was born in Greenwood, MS, the son of the late Ola Ben and Ruby Riddell McDaniel. He received a Master of Science Degree from Harvard University. Mr. McDaniel had a varied Military Service background. In 1942 he was a civilian employee with the Corps of Engineers, was later inducted into the Army Corps of Engineers, and in 1945 became a commissioned officer. In 1947 he joined the New Jersey National Guard and was Aide De Camp to Commanding General Clifford Powell. In 1947 he was appointed Principal Engineer for the NJ Dept. of Transportation and later resigned that position to form his own Company. Mr. McDaniel was a Founding Member and former President of the Association of The U.S. Army at Fort Dix, an active member of the Committee to save McGuire Air Force Base, was a member of the Fort Dix and Monmouth Chapters of the Heros of ‘76. Mr. McDaniel was active in politics for many years. He was former Borough Clerk in Wrightstown, and served many terms as Mayor of Wrightstown. He was President of the North Hanover Board of Education for many years, Chairman of the Burlington County Welfare Board for five years and was a Democratic Nominee for the Burlington County Board of Freeholders and the New Jersey Assembly. His service to his community was legendary. Mr. McDaniel was a Trustee of Burlington County College for 35 years, and a Director of the National Association of Community College Trustees. For many years he was a Trustee of Burlington County Memorial Hospital and also a Trustee of Southern Ocean County Hospital. He was a Past President of the Pemberton Rotary Club, a member of the State American Legion, Past Master of Pemberton Lodge F & AM, the Excelsior Consistory, Collingswood, a member of the New Jersey Agricultural Society and the New Jersey and Maryland Farm Bureaus. He was a former Director of the New Jersey Historical Society and the Burlington County Historical Society, a member of the Harvard Project on Schooling and Children and a Board Member of the Burlington County College Foundation. Mr. McDaniel’s vocational interests were many and varied. He was a Principal Engineer for the State of New Jersey, CEO of Sterling Davis Dairies, President of Indian Spring Farm, CEO of All Star Dairies, Director and Member of the Executive Committee of General Artists Group in New York City, a Director of Creative Management Associates of New York City, Founder of HAC Farm Lines, President of Commodity Marketing Associates, Director of Holly Sugar Corporation and from 1992 until the time of his death, he was the principal owner and Chairman of the Board of US Sugar Company. From 1952 until 1995, Mr. McDaniel served as a Board Member for many banks in the Central New Jersey area. He was a co-owner of the Washington House in Mount Holly and a founding partner of Radio Station WJJZ. Mr. McDaniel was a longtime proponent for international Peace and international relations and after traveling to the Soviet Union, he became a well known speaker on American-Soviet Relations. Mr. McDaniel is survived by his wife Dorothy Davis McDaniel, three sons: William K. McDaniel, Jr. and his wife Judy of Little Rock, Arkansas, Lee D. McDaniel and his wife Connie of Darlington, MD and Denis S. McDaniel and his wife Denise of Springfield Twp., NJ. He is also survived by nine grandchildren: Christopher, Melissa, Katherine, Amanda, Patricia, Lee, Jr., Zachary, Lana and Jeffrey and a great granddaughter, Autumn. Funeral services and Interment will be private. A Memorial Service honoring the life and achievements of William K. McDaniel will be held at the Burlington County College, Pemberton Campus in the Physical Education Building and will be immediately followed by the Dedication of the "William K. McDaniel Integrated Learning Resource Center,” on Saturday, November 7, 2009, starting at 11 AM. Family will begin receiving friends at 10 AM. Directions to the campus can be found at bcc.edu. The family requests donations be made to the "Burlington County College Foundation", for the William K. McDaniel Legacy Scholarship, and sent to the BCC Foundation, Enterprise Center, 3331 Route 38, Suite 256, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.

William K. McDaniel, Sr.

October 6, 1922 - October 27, 2009