HAND, Donald Lewis, 78, of Clearwater, died July 22 after a hospitalization due to Covid-19. He was born in Glen Rock, NJ on November 3, 1941 and was a descendent of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Don graduated Duke University with a BA in History and served in the U.S. Army from 1968-72. He was a pipe organ design engineer with Austin Organs for many years, a member of the American Guild of Organists, and an accomplished organist and carillonneur, leading choirs at the many churches he served in Connecticut and Florida. He was proud of his over 100 organ installations, particularly those at the Inter-American University Chapel in Puerto Rico, The Shiroishi White Cube Concert Hall in Japan, and his final project, First Baptist in Washington, DC.
Don loved his family, was a passionate musician, reader, and history buff, and, as a man of great faith, dedicated much of his time to service of the church. He loved to experience life and traveled extensively. He was predeceased by his parents, Homer and Anna-May Hand, and his daughter, Kimberly Pearce. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Shirley, his sister Judy Gardner (Mort), his uncle, Bill Lewis (Elaine), his sons, David, Jonathan (Allyson), Mark (Kacie), and Christopher, his daughter, Karen Young (Jeff), and his eleven grandchildren. Due to pandemic, memorial services will be scheduled later.
