Richard Danel 

August 29, 2016

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Richard Danel was born on August 2, 1933, in Rocky Point, OK, to Logan and Lilly Danel and passed away on August 29, 2016, in Stillwater. He was the youngest of seven children in the Danel family. After two years of marriage, he and his wife Dot moved to Stillwater in 1954 to attend Oklahoma A&M. Richard also attended Eastern Oklahoma A&M at Wilburton as well as the Tulsa Barber College. Richard owned the Varsity Barber Shop on Campus Corner for 57 years, closing it on April 1, 2016. The Danels have two daughters, Dana Bickford, St. Pete Beach, FL, and Tamera Danel, Stillwater. Richard is survived by his wife Dot, their two daughters, four grandchildren (Davin Bickford and his wife Allison, Chelsea Bickford, Teague Bickford and his wife Cindy, and Charles-Robert Danel) and five great grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister Mattie Stout (Jim) and a sister-in-law Shelva Danel. He was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings, Harly, Grace, Joyce, Donna, and Joe.