James T. Daily, 84, formerly of New Castle, Indiana, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
He was born on November 21, 1938 in New Castle, a son of the late Ernest Charles and Helen Fern (Malcom) Daily.
Jim was a 1956 graduate of New Castle High School. He served in the US Marine Corp from 1956 – 1959. Jim married the love of his life, Donna Faye Wilson, on December 24, 1960. He attended Earlham College in Richmond and earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University at Indianapolis.
Jim worked for Dana Corporation for 42 years in various positions in Hagerstown, Richmond, Churubusco, and then at the corporate office in Toledo, Ohio. Jim spent five years travelling between Asia and Toledo for Dana. Jim was a “numbers guy” and whenever you saw him, he was always carrying a calculator, a pack of Doublemint gum, and a pocket protector filled with a Cross pencil and pen.
Jim loved spending time with his family, hitting the road in…