Gregory William Daniels

Gone too soon, Gregory "Greg" William Daniels, 56, of Topeka, passed away on January 24, 2024, at Midland Care Hospice House surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer.

Greg was born on February 17, 1967, to Jerry and Sharon (Moore) Daniels in St. Joseph, MO; the family later moved to Effingham, KS. After his parents divorced, Greg moved with his mother and his brother, Steve, to Topeka, KS. He returned to Effingham, KS his sophomore year of high school to live with his father and stepmother, Jeanne.

Greg graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1985. He attended Northeast Kansas Vocational School for two years in Atchison, KS studying Business.

On July 1, 1994, he married Gayle Hornberger in Lawrence, KS. They were blessed with one son, Garrett Daniels. The family moved to Topeka, KS in 2004.

Greg also lived in Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas, TX; Altamonte Springs, FL; Overland Park, KS and Eudora, KS. He worked various jobs throughout his life including landscaping, general maintenance repair technician, and bartending. He worked in online sales for the past 20+ years. His favorite job was when the family decided Greg would be a stay-at-home dad caring for Garrett. They both enjoyed their time together every day. He was a great dad and so proud of the man that Garrett has become!

Greg enjoyed most all sports, both playing and watching, especially watching Garrett play baseball. He was a huge football fan, loved the Kansas City Chiefs and enjoyed any and all football games. He has always had a love for the 70s Pittsburgh Steelers.

He also enjoyed music, singing, writing poems, playing darts, fishing, morel mushroom hunting, playing video games, juggling, cooking, going to garage sales, and feeding the squirrels and birds (especially throwing peanuts for Fred, his loyal cardinal). He loved to shoot off and just watch fireworks.

Greg is survived by his loving wife Gayle; son, Garrett (ChapLynn) Daniels, Topeka, KS; father, Jerry Daniels, Port Orange, FL; brother, Steve (Melissa) Daniels, Olathe, KS; stepsister, Michelle (Jerry) Williams, Nacogdoches, TX; sisters-in-law Ellen Bartz, Lawrence, KS and Ann Rogers, Richardson, TX. He is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He had a special place in his heart for all of them.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Sharron Kay Daniels; stepmother, Jeanne Daniels; paternal grandparents, William L. (Roy) and LaVeda (Legg) Daniels; maternal grandparents, Ed and Dorothy (Cottam) Childers and William Thomas Moore; nephew, Brian Gaskell; brothers-in-law, Gary Bartz, James Dean Brown, and Craig Rogers.

Greg was a caring, full of emotion, fun-loving guy. He was always smiling, laughing and giving out hugs. He would help anyone he could in one way or another. He loved his friends and family. He will be missed by all that knew him.

Memorial service will be held on Friday, February 2, 2024, 11:00 am, with visitation starting one hour prior to service time at Penwell-Gabel - Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas 66604.

Memorials can be made to Midland Care Hospice, American Cancer Society, Helping Hands Humane Society, Topeka KS or a charity of your choice in Greg's name.

Gregory's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click Here to view the service.

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