George H. ‘Trippy’ Daniels Jr.

    George “Trippy” H. Daniels, Jr. of West Bend died on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton at the age of 79 years.  
    He was born on Dec. 18, 1942, in Milwaukee to the late George E. Sr. and Lucille (nee Otten) Daniels.
    As a longtime resident of the Barton area, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School. He went on to graduate from West Bend High School.
    He started working for Mercury Marine in Cedarburg in 1967 and was later transferred to Fond du Lac. He retired after 39 years of dedicated employment.
    On June 7, 1969, he was united in marriage to Kathleen M. Jung at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Kohler.  
    After their marriage, they settled in Saukville.  Since 2018, they have lived in West Bend as a part of the Cedar Ridge community.
    Trippy loved spending time outdoors. He could be found hunting and fishing in many spots in and around Wisconsin.
    Above all else, he was a loving husband, a devoted father and later a proud grandpa.  He shared his experiences and was a great teacher to his children and grandchildren.  He taught them how to waterski, fish and play card games, including in-between and sheepshead, and he was always up for a game of Uno.  
    One thing George always kept close by were his “heart pills.” He loved handing out Dove dark chocolates to people he met while he would be out and about.
    He had a special place in his heart for family dogs. His grandpups would run down the hall to greet him and knew a treat was coming.
    Survivors include his wife Kathleen; four children, Joseph (Josephine “Josie”) of Portage, George (Lesa) of Fond du Lac, Terry (William) Singer of Random Lake and Jerry (Jennifer) of Belgium; 11 grandchildren, Francesca, Solayna and Winston Daniels, Brianna and Lucas Daniels, Johnathon (McKayla Teunissen), Eric and Taylor Singer (Jake Hittman) and Jaden, Jordan and Jessica Daniels; one brother, Richard (Shari) of Palm Springs, Calif.; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Edward (Carol) Jung Jr. and Beverly (Bob) Gavin; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.
    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Darlene (Paul) Stevens.
    The family will greet relatives and friends on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Schmidt Funeral Home in West Bend.
    Messages of comfort and condolence for the family may be left in an online guestbook at www.schmidtfuneral home.com.