I remember on our trainride to see The Robie House, riding through the south Loop, my husband asked: "What's in the Field Museum?" as we rode by. 

Donald thought a minute and replied:

Fields?

I met Donald during our classes together at the Institute of Design (in night school) in 1958. He literally schooled myself in the history of Classical music and remained a life-long prominent friend. My last memory of Donald is our (Don, my wife Nydia & I) train-trip to the Frank Lloyd Wright - Robie House - on the South Side.

One of my fondest memories I have and will always have of Don, would be the time we would get back from lunch.  He get his order request form ready, as he thought about what to order, he seemed to doze off and the pen would leave countless periods as if he was ending a sentence. After 15 minutes or so he would awaken and look at me and say, you know what I was thinking and I would say, Thinking? You mean dreaming!! He would burst out loud with laughter. He trained me well!! Thank you Don!!

Donald is well remembered by his friends and colleagues at the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC). Don managed the NUPOC stockroom for many years. During that time he developed friendships among NUPOC instructional staff and the prosthetics & orthotics students. He is missed.
R. J. Garrick

Don touched so many lives-including mine.  He had a fine appreciation for music, art & travel.  I'll always remember his many interesting stories about his travels abroad.  He was quite a character.  He will be missed.

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3 mayo, 1930 – 24 abril, 2015

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