McDANIEL, Nicholas Stephen, 25, of Richmond, passed away November 5, 2012 after fighting a courageous battle with brain cancer. During his nine month fight, Nicholas was an inspiration to all who met him and heard his story. His smile was contagious and all learned from Nick how to fight an illness and trust in our Lord Jesus. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Beverly R. McDaniel. He is survived by his parents, Leigh J. McDaniel and Gwen Nadder McDaniel; brother, Jeffrey L. McDaniel; and sister, Heather N. McDaniel; grandparents, W. Jeffrey McDaniel and Joseph S. and Gloria S. Nadder; the love of his life, Nikki Charles; aunts, uncles, cousins and many, many friends; and especially devoted friends, Gareth and Joanne McCloskey, Nick Oley and Bobbi Lou Long. Nicholas was a service technician for Richmond BMW for eight years. He graduated from J.R. Tucker High School and Hermitage High School Vocational Tech Center in 2005. Nick was an avid soccer fan and played for three soccer teams until his diagnosis. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a 7 p.m. Rosary at Bliley's - Central, 3801 Augusta Ave. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church, 4611 Sadler Road, Glen Allen, Va. 23060. Interment will follow at Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Nicholas' name to the Cullather Brain Tumor Quality of Life Center, 5875 Bremo Road, Suite 108, Richmond, Va. 23226.