Long standing Rotarian and member of our Club, Andrew Daniels, passed away on 10 June 2022.  Andrew is the father of fellow member, Mark Daniels.

Andrew was born on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1944.  Andrew and his family left Cyprus by ship in 1950 and arrived in Sydney 6 weeks later at the beginning of 1951.  Living in Kingsford and later Maroubra, he attended Daceyville Public School, South Sydney Junior and Maroubra Bay High Schools, completing his Leaving Certificate in 1963.

 

School life was difficult at first, with having no English and, in the 1950's, being from a foreign culture, it was difficult to fit in.  With an inner toughness and resilience, Andrew was a quick learner.  This stoicism is something he kept all his life.  With a fascination for history and technical subjects, he began his pursuit of knowledge, a trait that would continue for the rest of his life.  Andrew excelled at sport, and with his size and speed played rugby league all through high school, playing full back from first year to second row in his final year.  He also played cricket, rugby and soccer, but rugby league was his first love.  It was the toughness of sport that encapsulated his disposition.  In his final years of school, he made Sydney and NSW representative sides, was a school prefect and made fierce friendships that he held and cherished throughout his life.