Paul William McDaniel

August 2, 1927 - August 4, 1980

Bill McDaniel or Uncle Bill, as he was known, was James McDaniel’s older brother. Uncle Bill was born in Chicago, Illinois as the eldest son of the two boys brought into this world by Dr. Paul Wallace McDaniel & Dorothy Eichenlaub McDaniel. Uncle Bill attended elementary & high school in Winnetka, Illinois from 1933-to 1945, and immediately enlisted into the US Army Signal Corps and served in WWII from 1945 to 1947. Upon Uncle Bill’s honorable discharge, he attended Lake Forest College and in 1951 received a BA in Economics/Education. He worked in the field of Real Estate until 1955 upon which he was accepted into post-graduate studies at Miami of Ohio, and in 1956 he received his Master’s in Education. He continued his post-graduate studies at Indiana University from 1958 to 1960 for school administration and counseling. Uncle Bill was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa & Kappa Sigma social fraternities. He served as an elementary school teacher, Principal, and college literature instructor from 1956 to 1973, in the states of Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Idaho, and California. Uncle Bill then followed his heart and achieved a Doctorate with the San Francisco Theological Seminary school from 1973 to 1976, becoming a pastor for the Congregational Church in La Jolla, CA in 1978. Uncle Bill was an avid fisherman, inventing many fishing lures. He loved camping, radio broadcasting, poetry, and the service of the Lord. Uncle Bill was called up to the Lord in July 1980 and will be laid to rest at the National Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin, CA, with full military honors, resting next to his younger brother, James D. McDaniel on May 20, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Uncle Bill is survived by his two nephews. We love you Uncle Bill and hope your wish of being a fisherman finally was fulfilled.