Vara Martin Daniel
{{Short description|American First Lady of Guam (1917–1987)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Vara Martin Daniel
|image =
|caption =
|office = First Lady of Guam
|governor = Bill Daniel
|term_label = In role
|term_start = May 20, 1961
|term_end = January 20, 1963
|birth_date = {{Birth date |1917|06|17}}
|birth_place = Hillsboro, Texas
|death_date = {{Death date and age |1987|02|07|1917|06|17}}
|death_place = Liberty, Texas
|alma_mater = Texas State College for Women
|party = Democratic
|occupation = Educator, First Lady of Guam
|spouse = Bill Daniel
|children = 4
|module ={{Infobox person
|embed=yes
|other_names = Vara Daniel, Vara M. Daniel, Vara Faye Martin Daniel
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Vara Martin Daniel (1917-1987) was an American educator and First Lady of Guam.
Early life
On June 17, 1917, Daniel was born in Hillsboro, Texas. Daniel's father was Will M. Martin, a politician. Daniel's mother was Daisy Beavers Martin. Daniel had two siblings, including Crawford C. Martin.{{cite web |url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/11008/tsl-11008.html#bioghistbio2 |title=Governor Bill and Vara Martin Daniel Collection - Vara Faye Martin Daniel Biographical Sketch |website=utexas.edu |accessdate=October 23, 2021}}
Education
In 1938, Daniel earned a public school music degree and a minor in piano and English from Texas State College for Women in Denton, Texas.
Career
Daniel is a former music teacher. Daniel is a former music program director for the Liberty public schools in Texas.
In 1961, when Bill Daniel was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the Governor of Guam, Daniel became the First Lady of Guam on May 20, 1961, until January 20, 1963.{{cite web |url=https://www.guampedia.com/governor-bill-daniel/ |title=Governor William "Bill" Daniel |website=guampedia.com |date=August 2012 |accessdate=October 22, 2021}}
In 1972, Daniel became the president of the Trivium Club, until 1973.
Personal life
Daniel's full name was Vara Faye Martin Daniel. Daniel's husband was Bill Daniel, an attorney, politician, and Governor of Guam. They had four children, Will, Ann, Susan and Dani. Daniel and her family lived in Guam, and Liberty, Texas.{{cite web |url=https://www.baylor.edu/alumni/magazine/0501/news.php?action=story&story=41349 |title=In Memory - Gov. Bill Daniel + |website=baylor.edu |date=2006 |accessdate=October 23, 2021}}
On February 7, 1987, Daniel died from cancer in Liberty, Texas.
Legacy
This is a list of places named in Daniel's legacy.
- Play park at M.D. Anderson Hospital.
- Vara Daniel Mammography Clinic at Liberty Baptist Hospital.{{cite web |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/daniel-vara-faye-martin |title=Daniel, Vara Faye Martin (1917–1987) |website=tshaonline.org |first=Debbie Mauldin |last=Cottrell |date=December 1, 1994 |accessdate=October 24, 2021}}
- Vara Martin Daniel Performing Arts Center at the Hill College Hill County Campus, located at 112 Lamar Dr. in Hillsboro, Texas.{{cite web |url=https://www.hillcollege.edu/news/2019/10/PASeries.html |title=Hill College announces 2019-2020 Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series events |website=hillcollege.edu |accessdate=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024045429/https://www.hillcollege.edu/news/2019/10/PASeries.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}()
- The Vara Martin Daniel Plaza at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.{{cite web |url=https://www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud/2015/11/governor-bill-daniel-lawyer-benefactor-and-baylor-legend/ |title=Governor Bill Daniel: Lawyer, benefactor and Baylor legend |website=baylor.edu |date=November 20, 2015 |accessdate=October 23, 2021}}
- The Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village at the Mayborn Museum Complex at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Donated in 1984.{{cite web |url=https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=115133 |title=Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village at Baylor University Opens May 12 After a Two-Year Revitalization |website=baylor.edu |date=May 11, 2012 |accessdate=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602042855/https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=115133 |url-status=bot: unknown }}(){{cite web |url=http://texappealmag.com/explore-1890s-texas-at-the-gov-bill-and-vera-daniel-historic-village-in-waco/ |title=Explore 1890s Texas at the Gov. Bill and Vera Daniel Historic Village in Waco |website=texappealmag.com |date=November 27, 2020 |accessdate=October 23, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.plantationranch.net/ranch-history.html plantationranch.net]
- [https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1961/Month%2012/Day%2005/JFKWHP-1961-12-05-A image of Vera Daniel in 1961 at jfklibrary.org]
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Category:Guamanian women in politics
Category:First ladies and gentlemen of Guam
Category:People from Hillsboro, Texas
Category:People from Liberty, Texas