Alfred Carlton Daniel

Alfred Carlton Daniel, 80, of Dalton, Georgia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25th 2012 at the Hamilton Medical Center. Born in Atlanta, Georgia to Alfred Duke Daniel and Annie Ruth Morris Daniel, he lived in Japan, Florida, Colorado, Alabama and his home state of Georgia. He met his love of his life Lena Rebekah Spradley Daniel in Atlanta, marrying June 25, 1953.
Alfred was an insightful and sincere man who possessed a keen sense of integrity and enjoyed research and intellectual challenges. He earned his PhD in Physics at the University of Alabama. His Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering were earned at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He held teaching positions at the University of Colorado and the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He spent most of his career working as a civilian with the US Army Missile Command in Huntsville, AL. Later he was the founder and President of Dantrol, Inc., an equipment development company based in Dalton. He was a skilled wood turner and an active member of Apple Ridge Woodturners of Ellijay, GA.
Alfred was extremely loving and proud of his four children, Lisa Ann Daniel DellaGuardia, of Asheville NC, Molly Rebekah Daniel Ponder also of Asheville, Thomas Duke Daniel of Anderson SC and Judd Edward Daniel of Sacramento CA. Alfred is also survived by eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The family has gathered in Dalton and Pinehurst GA this week to celebrate his life. Memorial donations may be made in Alfred and Lena’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., FL 17 Chicago, IL 60601. www.alz.org
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.lovefuneralhomega.com.
Love Funeral Home, 1402 N. Thornton Ave., Dalton is in charge of arrangements