Mr. Floyd Daniels

April 26, 1938 - April 25, 2020

Floyd David Daniels, 81, of Jamaica, NY was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 26, 1938 to the union of Floyd Daniel-Bey and Emma (Warren) Daniels. He peacefully departed this life at home on Saturday, April 25, 2020, with his wife Judy by his side. As a child, Floyd displayed a natural affinity for academics as well as athletics, particularly the game of baseball, and spent his days playing stickball, stoopball and many of the games popular in the streets of Brooklyn at that time. Throughout the years, Floyd played 3rd base on his little league baseball teams, as well as traveling and serving as the batboy for his father’s amateur baseball team. Floyd graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1956 and soon after married his first wife, Barbara, and had two children. He was employed as a furnace cleaner at the Bulova Watch Company from 1957-1962 and worked for the City of New York in various departments including the Department of Sanitation and the Board of Education while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union. While working as an Electrical Engineer for the New York City Board of Education, Floyd earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Pace University and continued to supervise the installation and upgrading of electrical, lighting and security systems at public schools in New York City until he retired in 1995 as the Assistant Director of Engineering. In retirement Floyd partnered with several long-term friends and associates to form Daniels, Barnes, Wexler and Cohen, a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Harlem, NY. In addition to working on consulting projects for Daniels, Barnes, Wexler and Cohen, Floyd served on the Board of Directors (structural committee, first vice-president) of the co-op building where he resided. In June of 2017, Floyd married his loving wife Judy. Floyd enjoyed traveling, playing blackjack and bowling until he was called to the arms of God. Floyd is predeceased by both of his parents and a great-granddaughter, Avery Daniels-Weber. Left to cherish his memory are his devoted wife Judy Daniels of Jamaica, NY; his son Michael Daniels and wife Patricia; daughter Dr. Michelle Daniels; grandsons Graham Daniels and Adam Daniels; great-granddaughters Jamie and Jemma Daniels-Johnson; step children Robert Miller, Alison Parker, Neal Medley, Cezsarai Medley and Christopher Brantley in addition to step-grandchildren and -great grandchildren. Home going service will be held Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 10am at James P Byrnes Funeral Home, Sheepshead Bay, NY for immediate family members and live-streamed on Zoom for extended family and friends. Interment will follow at Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. The family requests that memorial contributions in Floyd’s name be made to the National Kidney Foundation.