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Donald E. Warner XAG2 REL,
67, Lewiston WA
August 05, 2006,

Donald E. Warner passed away, Saturday, August 05, 2006, at his  home with his family at his side.  Complications from ALS, (Lou Gehrigs Disease), and Post Polio Syndrome took him from us.  

He was born Oct. 3rd, 1938, in Anchorage, Alaska to Ernest and Evelyn Warner.  Don was raised and attended schools in Ontario, CA.  In 1956, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served over 8 years.  Also in  1956, on Dec. 29th, he married his lovely  wife Shirley Lambeth.  After serving  in the Navy as an aerographers mate, he joined the U.S. Weather Bureau, retiring in 1993 with 36 years of  service.  While in the Navy, Don traveled the world working on ships, The USS  Picket  AGR-7, The USS Pine Island AV12, and the USNS Wheeling TAGM-8, and stationed on islands, including Galapagos, Santa Catalina, San Nicolas, and  Kodiak  Islands.

Don enjoyed hot rods and working on old cars for 52  years.  He and Shirley  enjoyed traveling to Rod Runs all across the country and Canada in their various street rods.  Don was a lifetime member of the  National Street Rod Association.  Earlier in his life, he enjoyed hunting  and fishing, and introducing  his three children to the game of golf.  In his  later years, he enjoyed his computer and e-mailing old friends.  He  gathered a group of these friends together each year in Laughlin, Nevada.  And they are known as TBF, Torques, Buzzards,  and Friends, (two old car clubs  from high school).  The group now has over  200 members.  Some would  say this was a great accomplishment, but Don just wants to be remembered as a  nice guy.

Surviving Don are his wife, Shirley, at their home in Lewiston; his  mother, Evelyn of Ontario, CA; his brother, Ken Warner of Chino Hills, CA; his son,  Ron Warner and his wife Kelly of Lewiston, daughter Julie and her husband Kevin Bousquet of Prosser, WA, and son Stewart Warner and his wife Cheri of Lewiston; 9 wonderful grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.  And also  many dear  friends.

At his request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Timothy Dykstra,  Interventional Pain Consultants, and Tri-State Hospital Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Tri-State  Hospice, 1100 Highland Ave. Clarkston, WA  99403 in Donald’s name.

Submitted by Gary and Lois Fisher, Relayed by LT Frank Baillie