Donald Lipp

It is the best one I have found and I think truly defines our loved one Donald:

"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, ...

Who has never lacked appreciation of the Earth’s beauty or failed to express it; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory was a benediction."

And this fits right in with the Jewish tradition’s definition of success.

As King David taught us in the Book of Psalms that the measure of success is one’s ability to do the right thing day by day—every day.

In this spirit, when we look back over the life of Donald Lipp, we see a life of goodness, hard work, and a great devotion to family.”

Donald was born November 13, 1956 in Houston, Texas.

Parents - Harold and Libby

Donald was always happy, go lucky

Sweet and kind

Constantly smiling

As a child –

With his large body frame and flat top haircut –

He was a big teddy bear –Cute and adorable – everyone loved to hug him …

Donald was the baby of 3 brothers – Howard and Arnold

Howard was the clear cut favorite

But Donald was a close second

The boys fought and being the youngest – Donald took the brunt.

But he didn’t care.

For their entire lives – The 3 brothers spoke every day –

They would call to check on each other

To make sure all was ok

To show their love

And yes, they would continue to be cry babies

Often together …

And while the brother did do a lot of good for others –

As teens - They all had cars – fast and loud

Glass packs – Mufflers made to have your car sound like a race car

They upset a lot of neighbors in Meyerland

Every Sunday – The family would go Lake Houston – They had a boat “Leeping Libby” –

Libby didn’t swim.

They would eat, playing at the lake, hang out at the club, spending time with their extended family

Throughout his life – He loved boating and fishing

From age 13, he and his brothers worked for his parents at their dry cleaning business

He ended up working with his parents for most of his life

He was a mama’s and daddy’s boy

He called his mom – Mamma

Family orientated

Ready to help whenever called upon

When his father got sick – He helped run the dry cleaning business

He later went into the cleaning supply industry – He was a cleaning supply rep.

Donald help him with that as well.

He would take his dad every where he needed to go.

Taking care of his parents to the best he could

If they needed anything – He was there to help

He was always available to take care of them

He was selfless

There for anything

When his father passed away

Donald went to work for Krogers

He got into the butchers union but he never cut the meat

He was strong – he could pick up the large bags of food

He loved it there – Bonding with the people

He was a people person

He lived in the Heights

Enjoyed it there

He knew the best places to eat

The energy and ambiance of the neighborhood

Yes Donald was a good man –

But he was opinionated when it came to politics.

Yes, some of the family apologizes for all his crazy and controversial FB posts

He worked at Kroger’s until he got sick himself

But he never complained about his health issues

Just 3 months ago – His brothers moved him to the Brookdale

They got him new furniture – They wanted to make it super nice.

But he wanted his parent’s furniture

That is what made him happy

A few months ago – Nov. 13 – Rebecca hosted a party for his 65th birthday – It was just the family and Rebecca’s dog.

And Donald was so happy …

He cherished the opportunities to be around his aunts, uncles, cousin, bothers, and their children and grandchildren.

Even at the end, he was teaching everyone about the importance of family.

He was at peace knowing his legacy was being passed on to future generations.

A proud legacy that will continue to bless this family for many, many years to come.

Today, we say farewell with pride that we knew you; with admiration for your strength and spirit; with gratitude for all that you gave us, your kindness and your love;

We say farewell with the prayer that God will grant you everlasting peace and that reward which the good and the loving receive in Gods’ presence.

Zichrono Levracha – May the great life of Donald Lipp be for a blessing to us always.

And may his soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life, together with the souls of all the righteous that are in God’s keeping.

To this, let us say, Amen.

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