An enterprising entrepreneur who forged ahead in water trucking, ice-making and the seafood business was an angler and stalwart of the Blue Waters Anglers Club, where he served as president.

Kenneth “KC” Daniels, widely known as Sundown, traced his work ethic to his childhood, when he left school at 14 to help support the family.

An early venture, in 1956, became a successful house-painting business.

In 1962, Mr Daniels’s foray into the erratic, feast-or-famine business of supplying water took tenacity even for a workaholic.

As he recalled for The Royal Gazette in a 2006 interview: “When I went into the water business, I never saw so much rain.

“It took stamina and perseverance and faith. I had business cards and a few of the big boys would give me the little jobs they didn’t want.”

Although the origin of his “Sundown” nickname seemed lost, some speculated it came from his long hours that kept him away from home until after dark.

Early jobs included working as a busboy at the Coral Beach Club and as a delivery boy before he set out to work for himself.

He married Louise Smith in 1957.

Mr Daniels had five children: Randy, Rhonda, Roma, Roxann and Kyle.

By 1966, he and his wife furthered the reach of their water business, KC Daniels, with a well tapping into the subterranean reserves below the family property in Devonshire.

Mr Daniels’s depot also supplied other water truckers.

His wife was kept busy monitoring their wells and tank as well as keeping records.

Thanks to a reputation for prompt deliveries and customer service, the business proved a long-lived success, although it came with occasionally punishing hours.

In 2003, when he was vice-president of the Bermuda Water Truckers Association — and rushed off his feet during a dry spell in the summer of 2003 — Mr Daniels said that he was out as late as 3am keeping the water flowing.

The business was a neighbourhood landmark at Boundary Crescent, Devonshire.

Mr Daniels was an avid sports fisherman and launched a seafood business in the 1980s, supplying homes and restaurants with products including lobster tails, king crab legs and tilapia.

It was quickly followed by the ice business.

His machines churned out more than ice cubes: they produced blocks as big as 250lb or more, which were popular with restaurants for ice sculptures. He kept bagging and delivering ice until 2002.

For Mr Daniels’s funeral tribute, Leroy Douglas, another former Blue Waters president, hailed his dedication to the club, as well as the Sea and Surf Anglers Club of Boston. The two frequently joined forces for fishing tournaments.

Mr Daniels was also a devoted Freemason at Hannibal Lodge No. 224, the oldest lodge on the Grand Registry of Ireland in Bermuda.

A keen traveller, Mr Daniels indulged his love of the west and cowboy culture with regular pilgrimages to Tombstone, Arizona.

Kenneth Calvin Edward “KC” Daniels, a businessman known for supplying water and ice as well as seafood, was born on February 4, 1933. He died on October 23, 2026, aged 93