Gail Marie Daniels, 62, of Lawrence, KS passed away on December 31, 2024 at Lexington Park Assisted Living in Topeka, KS.
Gail was born March 22, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA to Jack and Miriam Gentry. She married John Daniels on September 4th, 1988 in Lawrence, KS.
Gail’s father was a colonel in the Air Force and because of that she spent her youth in many different places.. She had fond memories growing up in Alabama, Maryland, Colorado and Germany. Gail was so sick of moving that after she landed in Lawrence for her senior year of high school that she decided to stay in Lawrence forever. She attended KU and then worked as a CNA for fifteen years after having her daughters and eventually was a paraprofessional at Liberty Memorial Central Mlddle School from 2004 until her retirement.
Gail was a woman of many passions. Some of which include music, gardening coffee ice cream, making collages, her pets, watching the Royals and spending time with her friends and family.
Gail was the kindest woman we knew. She would drop everything to help someone in need and once she was your friend, she was your friend for life.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband John, two daughters, Grace and Eleanor, Eleanor’s partner Jared, and her granddaughter Phoebe; her sister, Marcia (Tom) Richardson of New Braunfels, TX and her brother Daniel (Leigh Anne) Gentry of O’Fallon, IL; along with numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Lawrence Humane Society.
In lieu of a funeral, there will be a celebration of life for Gail on her birthday, March 22, 2025 at 3-5pm at Cider Gallery. Please RSVP to the celebration of life through the family before March 1st for a near final head count.
Gail’s sense of humor brought joy to the kids and people around her. So many good memories remain while working with her side by side over the years. Her kindness and dedication will always be remembered.
Gail was the epitome of kindness.
Peace and comfort to you all
Gail was a lovely kind young woman & loved her family . I know she is with her heavenly family & is well & happy .
Whenever I dreaded going to work at Central, I remembered that Gail would be there. That brought me joy. We found a stash of cardstock and would sneak into our stash daily to get our zentangle drawing supply for the day.