BOMBER MEMORIAL

JOHN MILLER DANIEL-SKINNER ~ Class of 1969
June 25, 1949 - October 11, 2007



Our beloved John M. Skinner passed from this life on Thursday, October 11, 2007 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 25, 1949 in Waynesboro, Georgia, the third child of Eddie Lee Skinner.

John was devotedly committed to Debra Wright for 12 years, and the two resided in Richland. John and Debra loved family and friends and were actively involved in their community.

He graduated from Richland's Columbia High School with the Class of 1969.

Whatever John endeavored he put his heart and soul into it. He was a proud union member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW, where in July 1970 he entered a four-year electrical apprenticeship which culminated in a 37-year journey wireman career. He worked tirelessly for the benefit of the membership of IBEW Local 112.

John was a national delegate for the Democratic Party for the 2000 Convention in Los Angeles, California. He was a civil rights activist and a member and past president of the local chapter of the NAACP. He was the first elected president of the African American Community, Cultural and Educational Society AACCES. He was well known as a great conversationalist, and very pellucid. He was a charitable and giving person.

He will forever remain in the hearts of Debra Wright; his mother, Eddie Lee Skinner; daughters, Nina Duckworth and Carmen Cady; stepchildren: Nichele and Jerome Wright, Pamela Kinsey and Angie Haynes; siblings: Jerome ('65), Ida, Belinda ('72), Kenneth ('74), Byron ('79) and Brian Skinner; grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his beloved grandmother, Ida Jones.

Thanks, John, for the love and joy you brought into our lives.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Einan's Funeral Home, Richland, with graveside to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Flowers and cards may be sent to Einan's Funeral Home.

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Note:

His brother, Jerome ('65), passed away on May 31, 2012.

His brother, Byron ('79), passed away on March 21, 2020.

Bomber Memorial put together by Maren SMYTH ('63/'64) and edited by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).