T.M. McDaniel Jr., 91; ex-president of Southern California Edison
T.M. McDaniel Jr., 91, former president of Southern California Edison, died July 10 at a retirement home in Aliso Viejo, the utility announced.
McDaniel was president of Southern California Edison from 1968 to 1978 and retired at age 62. He began his career with the utility in 1956 as the executive in charge of organization and procedures. He served as vice president for sales and commercial programs, executive vice president and a director before he was named president.
Active in the community, McDaniel was chairman of the board of trustees at the Huntington Library in San Marino, the city where he lived for nearly 30 years. He also served as president of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and vice president of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
A native of Richmond, Calif., McDaniel was a graduate of Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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