Charles Byron Daniel

Charles leaves his wife of 58 years, Barbara (Hinds) Daniel and Children: Sandra Coral Daniel (passed on Feb 20, 1999), Caroline Daniel, Bernard Daniel, Pamela Harris, Andrew Daniel, Charles Daniel Jr., John Daniel, Cheryl Daniel and George Daniel.

Grandchildren: Tanisha Daniel, Michael Daniel, Maryam Kamaldin, Salahuddin Kamaldin, Nasrudin Kamaldin, Aqiyl Kamaldin, Keenan Daniel, Jordan Daniel, Janine Daniel, Gabriel Daniel, Alyssia Daniel, Jamal Harris, Amanda Harris, and 13 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great Great Grandchildren, and survived by sister, Maybel Daniel (Barbados), and deceased siblings Marjorie, Lionel, Darnley and Freddie.

Born and raised in St Michael's Barbados to parents Edna Asgill and Christopher Daniel, Charles Daniel loved playing cricket and football (soccer) in his younger years as was accomplished player in both sports. Growing up on the Bayland in Barbados, he played both for long hours with the boys. He later on went on to play cricket with Middlesex and football with Notre-Dame. Charles was always an avid sports fan throughout his life, and after immigrating to Canada, his love of sports expanded to hockey (big fan of the Montreal Canadians) as well as American football, basketball, tennis and golf.

Charles worked as a cabinet maker for the family business in his early years, and in 1955 he utilized his skills to work as a merchant seaman as the ship's carpenter. During his period of working on the merchant ship, he married his childhood sweetheart, Barbara Hinds, on December 16, 1961 at St Patrick's Church in St Michael's Parish. His work at this time gained him world experience through travelling around the globe. Spanning several continents, his decade of merchant work would become a source of his fascinating stories and entertainment to his children, grand and great grandchildren, captivating our imagination for many years. His travels would come to an end in 1965, when he immigrated to Canada, settling in Montreal, Quebec. There he used his craft as a carpenter to work on monumental projects, including the construction of the Ville-Marie expressway and several pavilions for Man and his World during Montreal's iconic Expo 67.

Charles later went on to start his own successful interior renovation business circa 1974 called Charles Daniel Enterprises and later Byron and Sons Inc. He worked on commercial / retail projects such as numerous Pantorama / Levi's stores as well as any residential projects. Charles become a mentor to many, as he was instrumental in providing opportunities, training and skills to many, including those newly immigrated to Canada.

He was a longtime member of the Trinity Memorial Church and then the St Thomas Anglican Church.

Visitation will be held on May 30th from: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at COLLINS CLARKE MACGILLVRAY WHITE FUNERAL HOMES 5610 rue Sherbrooke ouest Montreal, QC H4A 1W5

Funeral Service will be held on May 31st from 10:00 am - 11:00 am ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH 6897 av Somerled Montreal, 10 H4V 1V2

A Celebration of Charles Daniel's Life will be held on May 31st from : 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Westmount Park United Church - 4695 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, Westmount, QC H3Z 1L9 (parking located at the back of church - front doors will be open)