Obituary for Gloria C. Daley
Gloria Cinderella Daley, affectionately called Cindy and Aunt Cin, was born on April 16, 1951 to Mabel and Joseph Blossom in Bardowie District, Woodford P.O., St. Andrew, Jamaica West Indies. She was the second of five children.
As a young girl she attended Bowden Hill Primary School in St. Andrew followed by Stratford High School in Kingston.
She married her childhood friend, Nehemiah (Jakey) Daley, on her 27th birthday. In 1979 Cindy accepted Christ and was baptized along with her husband at the Woodford Seventh Day Adventist Church. The following year she immigrated to the United States and began a 30-year career in childcare, first as an au pair then as a nanny, before retiring in 2010.
After settling with her family in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City in 1983, Cindy became a devoted member of the City Tabernacle Seventh Day Adventist Church where she served as a deaconess and Sabbath School secretary.
She managed the Food Pantry at City Tabernacle for over five years, serving hot meals and distributing clothes to the community. She was always ready to volunteer in the church’s kitchen or at catered events. She loved to bake, decorate cakes, and cook.
Cindy peacefully transitioned on December 18, 2020, after courageously fighting to recover from a stroke. She lived 69 vibrant years.
She will be remembered for her humor, her smile, her love of African culture, her love for plants and gardening, and her love of gospel and classic reggae music.
Cindy is predeceased by her parents and her son, Bob Recardo (Ricky) Daley. She is survived by her sisters Mildred and Janet; her brothers Joseph Jr. and Hector; her remaining four children, Lightbourne (Rohan), Keisha, Craig, and Katrena; four grandchildren, Imani, Kimani, Aniya, and Micah; aunts Dorothy and Edith; numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews; and her cat, Snuki.
May her soul rest in peace and light perpetually shine on her.
As a young girl she attended Bowden Hill Primary School in St. Andrew followed by Stratford High School in Kingston.
She married her childhood friend, Nehemiah (Jakey) Daley, on her 27th birthday. In 1979 Cindy accepted Christ and was baptized along with her husband at the Woodford Seventh Day Adventist Church. The following year she immigrated to the United States and began a 30-year career in childcare, first as an au pair then as a nanny, before retiring in 2010.
After settling with her family in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City in 1983, Cindy became a devoted member of the City Tabernacle Seventh Day Adventist Church where she served as a deaconess and Sabbath School secretary.
She managed the Food Pantry at City Tabernacle for over five years, serving hot meals and distributing clothes to the community. She was always ready to volunteer in the church’s kitchen or at catered events. She loved to bake, decorate cakes, and cook.
Cindy peacefully transitioned on December 18, 2020, after courageously fighting to recover from a stroke. She lived 69 vibrant years.
She will be remembered for her humor, her smile, her love of African culture, her love for plants and gardening, and her love of gospel and classic reggae music.
Cindy is predeceased by her parents and her son, Bob Recardo (Ricky) Daley. She is survived by her sisters Mildred and Janet; her brothers Joseph Jr. and Hector; her remaining four children, Lightbourne (Rohan), Keisha, Craig, and Katrena; four grandchildren, Imani, Kimani, Aniya, and Micah; aunts Dorothy and Edith; numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews; and her cat, Snuki.
May her soul rest in peace and light perpetually shine on her.