Donald Wiley Weekley Jr.

Donald Wiley Weekley Jr., died on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the age of 80. Survived by his beloved, wonderful wife, Lana; and brother, Christopher. He was preceded in death by his sister, Kathryn. Also survived by nieces, Amy and Stacie, and nephews, Brian and Adam, as well as great-nieces and great-nephews. Born in California to Donald, Sr., a 24-year U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, and Christine, a former Miss Mobile, Alabama, beauty contestant.

Residing in the New Orleans area since 1970, Don was an executive at area commercial banks prior to forming his management consulting practice. As a banker and a business consultant, his clients included hundreds of business owners in dozens of industries around the United States and in foreign countries.

He worked for U.S. intelligence agencies in Vietnam and other Asian countries as an intelligence analyst, Chinese linguist and cryptanalyst and held a top secret-cryptographic security clearance. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. He served this country.

Don attended Tulane University; Yale University's Institute of Far Eastern Languages (New Haven); the University of Maryland (Far East Division, Japan); and U.S. intelligence agency training schools. He was an honors graduate, class leader and co-valedictorian of his Chinese class at Yale. While in banking, he graduated from the National Commercial Lending School at The University of Oklahoma.

Don loved music and played piano, very badly. He loved to fly airplanes. He spoke five languages, some pretty well.

He was a frequent speaker to area civic and business organizations on U.S. intelligence, military and defense; issues about which he was passionate. He also presented national teleconferences and regional lectures on Risk Management issues. He was a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He was a pilot with commercial, multi-engine and instrument ratings. He was heavily involved in Kiwanis, Special Olympics and other civic, service and volunteer organizations, and was a co-founder and board member of a public non-profit charity that provides college scholarships and other support to area youths.

A celebration of Donald's life will be held at a later date.