Jennifer Daniels Andreas
Jennifer Lee Daniels Andreas, born June 19, 1975, left this earth and peacefully entered the arms of her
Creator on February 4, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. The beloved daughter of Jeannine Daniels and mother to Benjamin and Tyson Andreas, the lights of her life, Jennifer was a true source of joy and inspiration for all who knew her.
Jennifer spent the first five years of her life in Liberal, Kansas before moving with her family to Albuquerque, New Mexico in the early 1980s. A born leader, Jennifer’s bold temperament perfectly complemented her empathetic and nurturing nature, making her distinctly one of a kind. With a signature blend of sweetness and sass, she made friends wherever she went. Whether she was charming her mother’s colleagues from all over the world or baking delicious goodies for her community, Jennifer was happiest when she was glorifying God through acts of kindness and showing love for others.
Her idyllic childhood included frequent trips to Colorado and Kansas to visit her extended family. She loved all her family members and had especially close relationships with her grandparents. After graduating from Sandia High School in 1993, Jennifer earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico. She became a partner in her mother’s jewelry company, D’Elegance, where she coordinated numerous fundraising events for Presbyterian Hospital and other local organizations. But she found her true calling the day she became a mother, a role she took seriously, and she committed her life to her sons. She loved traveling, volunteering, and coordinating gatherings with her family and friends. Most importantly, as Jennifer’s 30-year battle with a rare common variable immune disease came to a close, she wanted the world to know that she loved God and fully believed in the power of prayer. Jennifer is preceded in death by her father, Lee Daniels; her grandparents Ralph and Audrey Jones, and Darwin and Lucille Daniels.
In addition to her mother and sons, Jennifer is survived by her sister Dixie Daniels of Socorro, New Mexico; her sons’ father, Bryn Andreas; her surrogate father Bill Hatcher and his wife, Jennifer’s beloved aunt Marcia of Satanta, Kansas; her uncle Dean Jones and his wife Sharon of La Junta, Colorado; her godmother Darlene Latimer of Naples, Florida; her aunt Irene Daniels of Wagon Mound, New Mexico; her aunt Norma Head of Frisco, Texas; her special cousins involved in her caretaking: Jessica Hatcher-Scantlin and her husband, Ben, of Los Angeles, California; Will Hatcher and his wife, Adriane, of Satanta, Kansas; D.J. Jones and his wife, Michelle, of La Junta, Colorado; Carol Daniels-Clemovitz and her husband, Mike, of Dallas, Texas; Matt Daniels and his husband, Ray, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and countless family members and friends whom she loved dearly.
As we celebrate her life, you are welcome to join her family in donating to the Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation in Jennifer’s memory and in honor of her doctors (Dr. Spak, Dr. Trotter and Dr. Wiederkehr). Gifts will benefit the liver transplant program and impact thousands of patients served at Baylor Scott & White. Gifts can be mailed to Baylor Scott & White Foundation Dallas, 301 N. Washington Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, or made online at DallasFoundation.BSWHealth.com/Andreas.