Leroy Z Daniels

SSgt. Leroy Zachary Daniels Jr., 59, of Paulk Ter., departed this life on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center.  Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was a son of Jessie (Sorrell) Daniels and the late Leroy Z. Daniels Jr.  A retired 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a senior power generating equipment repairer.  He had also worked for SuperValu, Northrop Grumman, and Walley Computer Associates.  Mr. Daniels was a member of St. John’s Congregational Church.  Known as “Mr. Fixit”, he enjoyed computers and automotive repair.  He was an avid New England Patriots and Boston Celtics fan.  Pre-deceased by his father, a son, Leroy Daniels “Jr.”, and a brother, Angelo Daniels, Leroy is survived by his wife, Judy (Davis) Daniels of Springfield;  his mother, Jessie Daniels of Springfield;  a son, Shawn Daniels of Feeding Hills, MA;  two daughters, Tamara Daniels of Covington, GA and Keisha Daniels of Indian Orchard, MA;  three brothers, Gregory Daniels, Keith Daniels, and Matthew Gollman, all of Springfield;  five sisters, Barbara Daniels, Mildred Denson, Carolyn Mullens, and Suhaiyla Abdul-Hakim, all of Springfield, and Patricia Jones of Detroit, MI;  ten grandchildren;  and a host of other relatives.  The calling hours are 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Congregational Church, 45 Hancock St., Springfield, followed by the funeral service at 11:30, with burial in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.

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