Mary Laverne McDaniel, 89, of Longview, Texas, died March 21, 2017. She was the widow of Carnegie Medal awardee James Young McDaniel, who was fatally wounded while struggling with a gunman in the foyer of a church in Daingerfield, Texas, during morning worship on June 22, 1980. Four others were killed, and 10 were wounded by gunfire, including Mrs. McDaniel. The Hero Fund resumed a relationship with her in 2006, providing a monthly grant, to help with living expenses, that extended to the time of her passing.