Obituary for Jerry and Beverly Daniel
Jerry and Beverly Daniel of River Oaks, Texas personified the vow, "in sickness and in health."
In late April, Jerry fell ill with pneumonia. In the ER he was given an 80% mortality rate. But, they didn't know Jerry Daniel. For three and a half months, he hung on baffling medical providers. Beverly was by his side daily. He was waiting for her.
In the immediate weeks following his initial ER visit, Beverly began losing body strength and moving increasingly slower. Subtle changes in speech and written communication were mistaken as exhaustion.
Then on June 8, six weeks after Jerry entered ICU, Beverly collapsed.
Tragically, by that night, the family learned it was not exhaustion. Beverly had stage 4 brain cancer.
Thanks to the very kind and dedicated CEO of Lifecare Hospital, Anis Sabeti, by Sunday night, Beverly and Jerry were side by side in hospital beds.
A real-life "Notebook" love story unfolded in the days to come.
Beverly's dear friends (known affectionately as The Washington Heights Girls after the elementary school they all attended in north Fort Worth) threw her final birthday celebration June 26th.
While some may remember Beverly's movie and pageant days, or Jerry's adventures in scuba and race cars, the family would prefer to remember their less glamorous, but more enduring legacy.
Beverly had a divinely-influenced lucky streak. Every month she won money from scratch-off lottery cards. Not just $5 or $10 here or there. One month, when she won a significant amount, her Uncle Ron suggested she spend some of the money on herself. Beverly scoffed saying, "if I did that, God wouldn't see fit to let me win anymore."
You see, every month with the money from those scratch-offs and their modest means, Jerry and Beverly bought hot Risky's BBQ sandwiches and bottled water, carted it down to the park by the Union Gospel Mission, and opened the back doors of their van to the masses of homeless individuals and families of Fort Worth. Why BBQ? Because Beverly's parents, Oscar and LeMoine Thurman were the proprietors of Oscar's Pit BBQ in north Fort Worth for 30 years. BBQ was Beverly's favorite food and she wanted to give the hungry and homeless the best.
It is their selfless, Christ-like compassionate service that will be their legacy. A legacy, their children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren embrace. Angie Daniel Roye, the Daniels' youngest daughter has been volunteering for Meals on Wheels for over 17 years, and in early years was often accompanied by one of her three sons, Chase, Nic, or Lane.
In the last year, six year old Ashton Davis became aware of the growing homeless community in Dallas when she would be approached at intersections sitting in her car seat. Her mom, Jerry and Beverly's eldest grandchild, Alexis Davis, gently explained the plight of the homeless and hungry.
Like her great-grandparents, Ashton wanted to help. She started by sharing snacks out of her backpack. Then she and her mom put together bags full of snacks and toiletries they now carry in their car to share with those in need.
Jerry and Beverly's great love for family and community was evident in their many acts of service. Friends and strangers alike were recipients of Beverly's wonderful cooking and Jerry's home and car repair skills when they found themselves in times of need. For 48 years without fail, Jerry and Beverly brought dinner to beloved neighbors. Nary a dog, cat or bird wanted for a meal were it up to this animal loving couple.
Since early June, a steady flow of friends and family traveled from within and out of the metroplex to visit and show their love for the Daniels. Jerry and Beverly were life-long, faithful members of the Baptist church. Weekly, throughout their hospitalization, members of River Oaks Baptist Church watched over them in prayer.
As the last chapter of their lives unfolded, Jerry and Beverly like Baucis and Philemon of Greek and Roman lore could not bear the thought of being apart. So Heavenly Father saw fit to bring them home within hours of one another. Jerry Darvin Daniel passed peacefully with family the evening of July 15, 2018. On the morning of July 17, 2018, Beverly Anne Daniel joined him.
They are survived first by their beloved uncle, Ronald Q. Jennett; daughters, B. Durelle Price and Angie T. Roye; and loving sons-in-law, Ted Price and Greg Roye; grandchildren following in their servant footsteps are Alexis Davis, Chase Roye, Nic and Tifani Roye and Lane Roye; great-grandchildren of whom they were very proud are Ashton Davis, Hayden Roye, Madalynn Roye and Tinsley Roye; numerous cousins on both sides of the family throughout the country blessed their lives as did the multitude of lifelong friends who loved them dearly.
Texas, Birth Index
Name: Jerry Darvin Daniel
Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1934
Gender: Male
Birth County: Fannin
Father's name: Whitney Comer Daniel
Mother's name: Ethel Emily Jordan
Roll number: 1934_0002
Jerry and Beverly Daniel of River Oaks, Texas personified the vow, "in sickness and in health."
In late April, Jerry fell ill with pneumonia. In the ER he was given an 80% mortality rate. But, they didn't know Jerry Daniel. For three and a half months, he hung on baffling medical providers. Beverly was by his side daily. He was waiting for her.
In the immediate weeks following his initial ER visit, Beverly began losing body strength and moving increasingly slower. Subtle changes in speech and written communication were mistaken as exhaustion.
Then on June 8, six weeks after Jerry entered ICU, Beverly collapsed.
Tragically, by that night, the family learned it was not exhaustion. Beverly had stage 4 brain cancer.
Thanks to the very kind and dedicated CEO of Lifecare Hospital, Anis Sabeti, by Sunday night, Beverly and Jerry were side by side in hospital beds.
A real-life "Notebook" love story unfolded in the days to come.
Beverly's dear friends (known affectionately as The Washington Heights Girls after the elementary school they all attended in north Fort Worth) threw her final birthday celebration June 26th.
While some may remember Beverly's movie and pageant days, or Jerry's adventures in scuba and race cars, the family would prefer to remember their less glamorous, but more enduring legacy.
Beverly had a divinely-influenced lucky streak. Every month she won money from scratch-off lottery cards. Not just $5 or $10 here or there. One month, when she won a significant amount, her Uncle Ron suggested she spend some of the money on herself. Beverly scoffed saying, "if I did that, God wouldn't see fit to let me win anymore."
You see, every month with the money from those scratch-offs and their modest means, Jerry and Beverly bought hot Risky's BBQ sandwiches and bottled water, carted it down to the park by the Union Gospel Mission, and opened the back doors of their van to the masses of homeless individuals and families of Fort Worth. Why BBQ? Because Beverly's parents, Oscar and LeMoine Thurman were the proprietors of Oscar's Pit BBQ in north Fort Worth for 30 years. BBQ was Beverly's favorite food and she wanted to give the hungry and homeless the best.
It is their selfless, Christ-like compassionate service that will be their legacy. A legacy, their children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren embrace. Angie Daniel Roye, the Daniels' youngest daughter has been volunteering for Meals on Wheels for over 17 years, and in early years was often accompanied by one of her three sons, Chase, Nic, or Lane.
In the last year, six year old Ashton Davis became aware of the growing homeless community in Dallas when she would be approached at intersections sitting in her car seat. Her mom, Jerry and Beverly's eldest grandchild, Alexis Davis, gently explained the plight of the homeless and hungry.
Like her great-grandparents, Ashton wanted to help. She started by sharing snacks out of her backpack. Then she and her mom put together bags full of snacks and toiletries they now carry in their car to share with those in need.
Jerry and Beverly's great love for family and community was evident in their many acts of service. Friends and strangers alike were recipients of Beverly's wonderful cooking and Jerry's home and car repair skills when they found themselves in times of need. For 48 years without fail, Jerry and Beverly brought dinner to beloved neighbors. Nary a dog, cat or bird wanted for a meal were it up to this animal loving couple.
Since early June, a steady flow of friends and family traveled from within and out of the metroplex to visit and show their love for the Daniels. Jerry and Beverly were life-long, faithful members of the Baptist church. Weekly, throughout their hospitalization, members of River Oaks Baptist Church watched over them in prayer.
As the last chapter of their lives unfolded, Jerry and Beverly like Baucis and Philemon of Greek and Roman lore could not bear the thought of being apart. So Heavenly Father saw fit to bring them home within hours of one another. Jerry Darvin Daniel passed peacefully with family the evening of July 15, 2018. On the morning of July 17, 2018, Beverly Anne Daniel joined him.
They are survived first by their beloved uncle, Ronald Q. Jennett; daughters, B. Durelle Price and Angie T. Roye; and loving sons-in-law, Ted Price and Greg Roye; grandchildren following in their servant footsteps are Alexis Davis, Chase Roye, Nic and Tifani Roye and Lane Roye; great-grandchildren of whom they were very proud are Ashton Davis, Hayden Roye, Madalynn Roye and Tinsley Roye; numerous cousins on both sides of the family throughout the country blessed their lives as did the multitude of lifelong friends who loved them dearly.
Texas, Birth Index
Name: Jerry Darvin Daniel
Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1934
Gender: Male
Birth County: Fannin
Father's name: Whitney Comer Daniel
Mother's name: Ethel Emily Jordan
Roll number: 1934_0002
Obituary for Jerry and Beverly Daniel
Jerry and Beverly Daniel of River Oaks, Texas personified the vow, "in sickness and in health."
In late April, Jerry fell ill with pneumonia. In the ER he was given an 80% mortality rate. But, they didn't know Jerry Daniel. For three and a half months, he hung on baffling medical providers. Beverly was by his side daily. He was waiting for her.
In the immediate weeks following his initial ER visit, Beverly began losing body strength and moving increasingly slower. Subtle changes in speech and written communication were mistaken as exhaustion.
Then on June 8, six weeks after Jerry entered ICU, Beverly collapsed.
Tragically, by that night, the family learned it was not exhaustion. Beverly had stage 4 brain cancer.
Thanks to the very kind and dedicated CEO of Lifecare Hospital, Anis Sabeti, by Sunday night, Beverly and Jerry were side by side in hospital beds.
A real-life "Notebook" love story unfolded in the days to come.
Beverly's dear friends (known affectionately as The Washington Heights Girls after the elementary school they all attended in north Fort Worth) threw her final birthday celebration June 26th.
While some may remember Beverly's movie and pageant days, or Jerry's adventures in scuba and race cars, the family would prefer to remember their less glamorous, but more enduring legacy.
Beverly had a divinely-influenced lucky streak. Every month she won money from scratch-off lottery cards. Not just $5 or $10 here or there. One month, when she won a significant amount, her Uncle Ron suggested she spend some of the money on herself. Beverly scoffed saying, "if I did that, God wouldn't see fit to let me win anymore."
You see, every month with the money from those scratch-offs and their modest means, Jerry and Beverly bought hot Risky's BBQ sandwiches and bottled water, carted it down to the park by the Union Gospel Mission, and opened the back doors of their van to the masses of homeless individuals and families of Fort Worth. Why BBQ? Because Beverly's parents, Oscar and LeMoine Thurman were the proprietors of Oscar's Pit BBQ in north Fort Worth for 30 years. BBQ was Beverly's favorite food and she wanted to give the hungry and homeless the best.
It is their selfless, Christ-like compassionate service that will be their legacy. A legacy, their children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren embrace. Angie Daniel Roye, the Daniels' youngest daughter has been volunteering for Meals on Wheels for over 17 years, and in early years was often accompanied by one of her three sons, Chase, Nic, or Lane.
In the last year, six year old Ashton Davis became aware of the growing homeless community in Dallas when she would be approached at intersections sitting in her car seat. Her mom, Jerry and Beverly's eldest grandchild, Alexis Davis, gently explained the plight of the homeless and hungry.
Like her great-grandparents, Ashton wanted to help. She started by sharing snacks out of her backpack. Then she and her mom put together bags full of snacks and toiletries they now carry in their car to share with those in need.
Jerry and Beverly's great love for family and community was evident in their many acts of service. Friends and strangers alike were recipients of Beverly's wonderful cooking and Jerry's home and car repair skills when they found themselves in times of need. For 48 years without fail, Jerry and Beverly brought dinner to beloved neighbors. Nary a dog, cat or bird wanted for a meal were it up to this animal loving couple.
Since early June, a steady flow of friends and family traveled from within and out of the metroplex to visit and show their love for the Daniels. Jerry and Beverly were life-long, faithful members of the Baptist church. Weekly, throughout their hospitalization, members of River Oaks Baptist Church watched over them in prayer.
As the last chapter of their lives unfolded, Jerry and Beverly like Baucis and Philemon of Greek and Roman lore could not bear the thought of being apart. So Heavenly Father saw fit to bring them home within hours of one another. Jerry Darvin Daniel passed peacefully with family the evening of July 15, 2018. On the morning of July 17, 2018, Beverly Anne Daniel joined him.
They are survived first by their beloved uncle, Ronald Q. Jennett; daughters, B. Durelle Price and Angie T. Roye; and loving sons-in-law, Ted Price and Greg Roye; grandchildren following in their servant footsteps are Alexis Davis, Chase Roye, Nic and Tifani Roye and Lane Roye; great-grandchildren of whom they were very proud are Ashton Davis, Hayden Roye, Madalynn Roye and Tinsley Roye; numerous cousins on both sides of the family throughout the country blessed their lives as did the multitude of lifelong friends who loved them dearly.
Texas, Birth Index
Name: Jerry Darvin Daniel
Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1934
Gender: Male
Birth County: Fannin
Father's name: Whitney Comer Daniel
Mother's name: Ethel Emily Jordan
Roll number: 1934_0002
Jerry and Beverly Daniel of River Oaks, Texas personified the vow, "in sickness and in health."
In late April, Jerry fell ill with pneumonia. In the ER he was given an 80% mortality rate. But, they didn't know Jerry Daniel. For three and a half months, he hung on baffling medical providers. Beverly was by his side daily. He was waiting for her.
In the immediate weeks following his initial ER visit, Beverly began losing body strength and moving increasingly slower. Subtle changes in speech and written communication were mistaken as exhaustion.
Then on June 8, six weeks after Jerry entered ICU, Beverly collapsed.
Tragically, by that night, the family learned it was not exhaustion. Beverly had stage 4 brain cancer.
Thanks to the very kind and dedicated CEO of Lifecare Hospital, Anis Sabeti, by Sunday night, Beverly and Jerry were side by side in hospital beds.
A real-life "Notebook" love story unfolded in the days to come.
Beverly's dear friends (known affectionately as The Washington Heights Girls after the elementary school they all attended in north Fort Worth) threw her final birthday celebration June 26th.
While some may remember Beverly's movie and pageant days, or Jerry's adventures in scuba and race cars, the family would prefer to remember their less glamorous, but more enduring legacy.
Beverly had a divinely-influenced lucky streak. Every month she won money from scratch-off lottery cards. Not just $5 or $10 here or there. One month, when she won a significant amount, her Uncle Ron suggested she spend some of the money on herself. Beverly scoffed saying, "if I did that, God wouldn't see fit to let me win anymore."
You see, every month with the money from those scratch-offs and their modest means, Jerry and Beverly bought hot Risky's BBQ sandwiches and bottled water, carted it down to the park by the Union Gospel Mission, and opened the back doors of their van to the masses of homeless individuals and families of Fort Worth. Why BBQ? Because Beverly's parents, Oscar and LeMoine Thurman were the proprietors of Oscar's Pit BBQ in north Fort Worth for 30 years. BBQ was Beverly's favorite food and she wanted to give the hungry and homeless the best.
It is their selfless, Christ-like compassionate service that will be their legacy. A legacy, their children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren embrace. Angie Daniel Roye, the Daniels' youngest daughter has been volunteering for Meals on Wheels for over 17 years, and in early years was often accompanied by one of her three sons, Chase, Nic, or Lane.
In the last year, six year old Ashton Davis became aware of the growing homeless community in Dallas when she would be approached at intersections sitting in her car seat. Her mom, Jerry and Beverly's eldest grandchild, Alexis Davis, gently explained the plight of the homeless and hungry.
Like her great-grandparents, Ashton wanted to help. She started by sharing snacks out of her backpack. Then she and her mom put together bags full of snacks and toiletries they now carry in their car to share with those in need.
Jerry and Beverly's great love for family and community was evident in their many acts of service. Friends and strangers alike were recipients of Beverly's wonderful cooking and Jerry's home and car repair skills when they found themselves in times of need. For 48 years without fail, Jerry and Beverly brought dinner to beloved neighbors. Nary a dog, cat or bird wanted for a meal were it up to this animal loving couple.
Since early June, a steady flow of friends and family traveled from within and out of the metroplex to visit and show their love for the Daniels. Jerry and Beverly were life-long, faithful members of the Baptist church. Weekly, throughout their hospitalization, members of River Oaks Baptist Church watched over them in prayer.
As the last chapter of their lives unfolded, Jerry and Beverly like Baucis and Philemon of Greek and Roman lore could not bear the thought of being apart. So Heavenly Father saw fit to bring them home within hours of one another. Jerry Darvin Daniel passed peacefully with family the evening of July 15, 2018. On the morning of July 17, 2018, Beverly Anne Daniel joined him.
They are survived first by their beloved uncle, Ronald Q. Jennett; daughters, B. Durelle Price and Angie T. Roye; and loving sons-in-law, Ted Price and Greg Roye; grandchildren following in their servant footsteps are Alexis Davis, Chase Roye, Nic and Tifani Roye and Lane Roye; great-grandchildren of whom they were very proud are Ashton Davis, Hayden Roye, Madalynn Roye and Tinsley Roye; numerous cousins on both sides of the family throughout the country blessed their lives as did the multitude of lifelong friends who loved them dearly.
Texas, Birth Index
Name: Jerry Darvin Daniel
Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1934
Gender: Male
Birth County: Fannin
Father's name: Whitney Comer Daniel
Mother's name: Ethel Emily Jordan
Roll number: 1934_0002
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