POSTAL SERVICE GOVERNOR
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT POSITION APPOINTEE
Dr. LeGee Sylvia Atteberry-Daniels' list of accomplishments in life are many, but none more significant than the love she shared with her husband Oscar, her two daughters, and the 13 foster sons they raised together. A deeply religious woman, LeGree went through life always doing what was right - regardless of how popular or how difficult it might have been for her to do so. She passed spiritually and peacefully with her family at home in her 85th year.
LeGree rose above partisan politics to that lofty position few achieve - a true stateswoman.
A slave's granddaughter who became a National Advocate of Civil Rights, working with the NAACP and Urban League, Chairwoman of the Harriet Tubman Republican Women's Club, her resume and Awards are extensive.
She attended Temple University and the Central Pennsylvania Business School, beginning what was to become a series of responsible positions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania spanning five (5) Decades when she joined the then State Department of Revenue, Bureau of Motor Vehicles in 1941.
NATIONAL LEVEL:
In 1986, she held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was an active Republican organizer, eventually chairing the Black Republican Caucus.
President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the position of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the nation's Department of Education. She advocated behind the scenes for the establishment of Martin Luther King's birthday as a national holiday.
In 1990, she was appointed by President George W. Bush (senior) and was re-appointed in 1999 by President Bill Clinton to the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. She held this position until her transition.
Over the years Governor Daniels served as staff assistant to Senate minority leader Hugh Scott; as chairman of the Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board; as commissioner of the Pennsylvania Board of Elections; and as deputy secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Additionally, she served as Vice-Chairman of the National Electoral College as well as serving on the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations; the Army Science Board; the President's Commission on White House Fellows; the Middle Atlantic Board of the United States Civil Rights Commission; the board of the National Endowment for Democracy and the Board of Advisors of the Pennsylvania State University.
She was the recipient of two honorary Doctorate Degrees from Clark Atlanta University in1989 and Dickinson College in 2004. On the local level, Governor Daniels served on the following: the Executive Board of the Dauphin County Republican Committee; the Black Council of Republican Women; the Dauphin County Council of Republican Women; The South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Council, the Special Activities Council of Republican Women; the NAACP; the Urban League; the Board of Advisors of Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg campus; the Young Women's Christian Association, and most recently served on the Board of Director of the Heinz-Menaker Senior Center where she served as Chairperson for over ten years, a long-time member of the Lincoln Institute Board of Directors. She was also a Deaconess in the Tabernacle Baptist Church and a member of Esther Chapter Number One, Order of Eastern Star, PHA.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Oscar Daniels of Harrisburg; two stepdaughters; Gwendolyn Joyce Daniels, Octavia Duncan 13 foster sons; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter,– colleagues & mentor to countless others. On a more personal *Note, she is thoroughly missed by her US Postal Service "family" and friends from through out the Country.
Predeceased by her parents, Earl and Carol Sheppard-Atteberry, three sisters and one brother; Marion, Walter, Jessie, and Margery
Obituary for Mrs. Daniels can be found in many major daily News Publications and online.
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POSTAL SERVICE GOVERNOR
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT POSITION APPOINTEE
Dr. LeGee Sylvia Atteberry-Daniels' list of accomplishments in life are many, but none more significant than the love she shared with her husband Oscar, her two daughters, and the 13 foster sons they raised together. A deeply religious woman, LeGree went through life always doing what was right - regardless of how popular or how difficult it might have been for her to do so. She passed spiritually and peacefully with her family at home in her 85th year.
LeGree rose above partisan politics to that lofty position few achieve - a true stateswoman.
A slave's granddaughter who became a National Advocate of Civil Rights, working with the NAACP and Urban League, Chairwoman of the Harriet Tubman Republican Women's Club, her resume and Awards are extensive.
She attended Temple University and the Central Pennsylvania Business School, beginning what was to become a series of responsible positions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania spanning five (5) Decades when she joined the then State Department of Revenue, Bureau of Motor Vehicles in 1941.
NATIONAL LEVEL:
In 1986, she held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was an active Republican organizer, eventually chairing the Black Republican Caucus.
President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the position of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the nation's Department of Education. She advocated behind the scenes for the establishment of Martin Luther King's birthday as a national holiday.
In 1990, she was appointed by President George W. Bush (senior) and was re-appointed in 1999 by President Bill Clinton to the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. She held this position until her transition.
Over the years Governor Daniels served as staff assistant to Senate minority leader Hugh Scott; as chairman of the Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board; as commissioner of the Pennsylvania Board of Elections; and as deputy secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Additionally, she served as Vice-Chairman of the National Electoral College as well as serving on the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations; the Army Science Board; the President's Commission on White House Fellows; the Middle Atlantic Board of the United States Civil Rights Commission; the board of the National Endowment for Democracy and the Board of Advisors of the Pennsylvania State University.
She was the recipient of two honorary Doctorate Degrees from Clark Atlanta University in1989 and Dickinson College in 2004. On the local level, Governor Daniels served on the following: the Executive Board of the Dauphin County Republican Committee; the Black Council of Republican Women; the Dauphin County Council of Republican Women; The South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Council, the Special Activities Council of Republican Women; the NAACP; the Urban League; the Board of Advisors of Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg campus; the Young Women's Christian Association, and most recently served on the Board of Director of the Heinz-Menaker Senior Center where she served as Chairperson for over ten years, a long-time member of the Lincoln Institute Board of Directors. She was also a Deaconess in the Tabernacle Baptist Church and a member of Esther Chapter Number One, Order of Eastern Star, PHA.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Oscar Daniels of Harrisburg; two stepdaughters; Gwendolyn Joyce Daniels, Octavia Duncan 13 foster sons; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter,– colleagues & mentor to countless others. On a more personal *Note, she is thoroughly missed by her US Postal Service "family" and friends from through out the Country.
Predeceased by her parents, Earl and Carol Sheppard-Atteberry, three sisters and one brother; Marion, Walter, Jessie, and Margery
Obituary for Mrs. Daniels can be found in many major daily News Publications and online.
POSTED WITH COPYWRITE "PERMISSION" GRANTED FROM
http://lincolninstitute.org/LeGree.php
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