Don passed away peacefully in his home from natural causes on October 19, 2018, he was 87. Don was born in Seattle on February 7, 1931 to Don and Lillian Fitts.

From 1938 to until the onset of WWII in 1941, Don and his mother lived in Shanghai China. The better part of Don’s life was in the Seattle area, graduating from both Franklin High School and the University of Washington and raising his family in the Kent area to owning a business on the south shore of Lake Washington. Don served as a Major in the U.S. Army and Army reserves.

Don in proceeded in death by his wife Marguerite (Marge) and survived by his children, Donald, Cathrin, Nancy, Bonnie, and David.

Don will be laid to rest at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Maple Valley, Washington on December 4, 2018, at 10:00 am.