James
Arden
Daniel
September
12,
1926
–
February
18,
2018
James
Arden
(Jim)
Daniel
passed
from
this
life
into
the
arms
of
his
Lord
and
Savior
Jesus
Christ
on
February
18,
2018.
His
services
are
scheduled
for
Tuesday,
February
20th
at
Cook-Walden
Capital
Parks
Funeral
Home
in
Pflugerville
with
interment
to
follow
at
Capital
Parks
Cemetery.
James
Arden
Daniel
was
born
the
third
child
of
Arthur
Gordon
Daniel
and
Amy
Muriel
Renfrow
on
September
12,
1926
in
Beaver,
Beaver
County,
Oklahoma.
The
family
moved
to
Perryton,
Texas
when
he
was
2.
Jim
graduated
from
Perryton
High
School
in
1944
where
he
excelled
in
sports.
He
was
named
All-District
Offensive
Guard
for
the
Perryton
Rangers
football
team
during
his
senior
year.
After
graduation,
Jim
enlisted
in
the
Navy
and
served
during
World
War
ll
before
being
honorably
discharged
in
1947.
In
1947,
he
began
working
at
Chance
Vought
Aircraft
Company
in
Fort
Worth
and
attending
North
Texas
State
College
in
Denton
where
he
graduated
in
1953.
Jim
began
his
teaching
and
coaching
career
in
McAllen
in
1954.
He
met
his
future
wife,
Maxine
Eubanks,
in
1955
and
they
were
married
on
June
2,
1956
in
Austin.
They
have
celebrated
61
years
of
faithful
marriage.
Jim
and
Maxine
moved
to
Bay
City
in
1959.
Jim
had
a
long
and
varied
career
as a
teacher
and
coach
– 27
years
in
the
Bay
City
Independent
School
District.
He
served
as a
coach
and
taught
P.E.
at
Bay
City
Junior
High
before
transitioning
to
teach
P.E.
at
Tenie
Holmes
Elementary
School.
He
later
ended
his
career
teaching
Distributive
Education
at
Bay
City
High
School.
Most
of
his
students
remembered
him
fondly
as
Coach
Daniel,
even
after
they
graduated
to
adulthood.
Jim
was
passionate
about
golf.
In
his
spare
time
he
loved
to
play
with
family
and
friends.
Jim
and
Maxine
spent
the
first
25
years
of
retirement
in
Scottsdale,
Arizona
before
moving
to
Belton
in
2013.
Jim
was
always
active
in
church
and
was
ordained
a
deacon
at
First
Baptist
Church,
Bay
City.
As a
child
of
the
depression,
he
had
a
heart
to
serve
children
with
physical,
mental,
or
emotional
challenges.
He
was
always
beloved
as
an
encourager
to
his
friends
and
students.
To
say
that
Jim
loved
his
family
would
be
an
understatement.
He
constantly
and
consistently
demonstrated
the
love
of
Jesus
in
the
ways
he
cared
for
Maxine,
his
children,
and
his
grandchildren.
He
was
always
there
for
them,
nurturing
and
supporting
them
as
he
took
the
time
to
encourage
and
be a
part
of
their
lives.
One
of
his
favorite
joys
was
the
birth
of a
new
member
of
his
family.
He
always
cherished
being
able
to
hold
and
rock
his
grandbabies
and
great
grandbabies.
Jim
is
survived
by
his
wife,
Maxine
Daniel,
of
Belton;
daughter
Vicki
McClain
and
husband,
John,
of
Little
River;
son
Jimmy
Daniel
and
wife,
Sue,
of
Midland;
grandchildren:
Jonathan
Daniel
and
wife,
Molly,
of
Houston;
Amanda
Daniel
of
Billings,
Montana;
Kelli
Tucker
and
husband,
Brett,
of
Hillsboro;
two
great-grandchildren:
Piper
Daniel
and
Phelan
Daniel
both
of
Houston;
sister,
Annabelle
Nelson,
of
Denver,
Colorado;
sister-in-law,
Francis
Daniel
(wife
of
brother
Orrel)
of
Denver,
Colorado;
brother-in-law,
Charles
Eubanks
and
wife,
Dorthy,
of
McKinney;
and,
sister-in-law,
Linda
Faulk,
and
husband,
John,
of
Austin.
Jim
is
also
survived
by
many
loved
nieces
and
nephews.
Preceding
Jim
in
death
was
his
father,
Arthur
Gordon
Daniel;
mother,
Amy
Daniel;
brothers,
Arthur
Gordon
Daniel,
Jr.
and
wife,
Roline;
Orrel
Arlan
Daniel;
and,
son,
Scott
Daniel.