Information taken from the May 30,1999 Decatur Alumni Banquet Booklet

Spouse:  Mardell    Married June 18, 1956

Children:  Doug, Dale, Deb and Dave

Grandchildren:  Douglas Jr., Crystal, Brady and Alex

Left Decatur and worked in Omaha, enlisted in Air Force and became a teletype operator.

After military, got married in 1956.  Went to work in my in-law's hardware in plumbing and heating. 

In 1963 I started for myself, did plumbing, heating and electric (Don's P-H-E).  In 1979--purchased a bowling alley and skating rink.

In 1993, I had a heart attack, and later that year had another.  I had open-heart bypass; 6 months later I had Angioplasty and 3 months later  I had another heart bypass. Had first sign of blindness, since that.  I had gone to blind rehab in Waco, TX and got a CCTV (closed circuit television) which helps with my hobby as a record collector.  I spend most of my time in the "Blind Mans Record Shop" doing records.

 I also belonged to the Volunteer Fire Department for 11 years as Captain of the rescue squad.  This is about as brief as I can be!