(This Obit is verbatim from the Houston Chronicle, June 21, 2006, with picture).Byline - Zeke Minaya (See notations at the end by AOB). "GOV. BILL" DANIEL, BENEFACTOR William Partlow Daniel, a flashy showman, generous philanthropist and former governor of the United States Territory of Guam, died Tuesday at his home in Liberty. He was 90. Daniel -- Gov. Bill to his friends -- was a proud graduate of Baylor University, a fact made clear by all the buildings on the school's campus that bear his name. Daniel, part of one of the most politically prominent families in Texas history, served in the Texas House before being appointed to the governorship of Guam from 1961 to 1963. His brother, Price Daniel, Sr. was a governor of Texas, as well as a state Supreme Court justice and a U.S.Senator. Daniel and his wife, Vara, were recognized for their contributions to charity, including annual parties for disabled children. The couple established scholarship and academic programs at several universities and schools. Vara Daniel died in 1987. The playground at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center was dedicated in her honor. Daniel Forney, a friend and business partner, said Gov.Bill was larger than life. "He would walk up to you and strum up a conversation," Forney said. "In five minute you would be friends. He was ...... sincere about every single person he came in contact with". Daniel is survived by three daughters, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Allison Funeral Service in Liberty. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Liberty. [ Notations and corrections: My Mother, Ernestine Carey Faulkner (b. 1910,TX), and brothers, Price Daniel, Sr. (1910, TX) and Bill Daniel (b. 1916, TX) were first cousins, and were grandchildren of George Mayfield Daniel, b. 1848, GA, who came to TX in ca. 1868 with several brothers, who were all grandsons of our "elusive" Thomas Daniel, b.1786, GA. I would not have called "Bill" flashy, although he owned a trick horse that he rode at many charity events, especially at the events for disabled children, but which was gentle enough for the children to have their pictures taken on his back. While on Guam, Bill, a rancher and an agriculturist, worked in the fields with the native farmers, teaching soil repair and crop rotation, as well as animal husbandry, to help them recover from the devastation of the Japanese occupation. There is a Marker in his honor erected there by the citizens of Guam. The correction on Price Daniel is thus: an attorney, then a State Representative, Speaker of the Texas House, Texas Attorney General, U.S.Senator, Texas governor for three terms, then Supreme Court justice]. AOB