DONALD JACK McDANIELS Donald Jack McDaniels was born in Waco, Texas on December 5, 1936 to George and Helen Briggs. Don passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on January 4, 2012. Don was raised in Waco and then graduated from Texas A & M University in 1960. After college Don entered the U. S. Army and after the service he moved to Mesquite in 1962 where he lived until 1979 and then moved to Kaufman. Don was a Mason and Shriner in Mesquite and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Kaufman. Don was an insurance agent for over fifty years. He owned Don McDaniels and Associates Investment Company in Kaufman. On June 16, 1956 Don married Glenda M. Barnes in Denton, Texas. Don is survived by his wife: Glenda of Kaufman, son: Michael Don McDaniels of Mesquite, daughters: Michele Howle of Rockwall and Melissa McDaniels of Forney, grandchildren: Scott McDaniels, Eric McDaniels and Ryley Howle, brother: Bob McDaniels of Houston and many other relatives and friends.