I loved my brother.  I will miss him.  I can remember looking at him, listening to him, watching him move and I saw myself in many ways.  We were different people, but we had a lot of similarities.  We're both just a little bit crazy.
I know he would not want us to be sad.  He loved life.  He loved to go out in nature and be part of it.  Since his passing we have all seen him.  In nature, shadows, what is and what isn't.  That's good because it's remembering.  He'd always be bringing something crazy home....Piranhas, Caiman, Rattlesnakes, hundreds of goldfish.  I remember once he threw a live rattlesnake in the front passenger seat of one of my friends car while my friend was sitting in the drivers seat.  Freaked him out just a little bit.  My friend jumped out of the car, ran into the house, woke me up babbling, trying to tell me what happened, barely making sense with the adrenalin rush.  Finally I confirmed his problem then asked him why he woke me up.  He should go talk to Don.  Made me laugh.
To repeat:  I'll miss him, but as long as I can hang onto those memories I can smile.  I'm sure all of Don's wonderful family (which will always be part of ours as well) will have many memories of their own. 
I can tell you that Diane and I enjoyed having Peggy and Don in Virginia with us for a few years.  I was not happy when he finally told me he was leaving for Cali.  He told me why.  It was to be with his kids, grandkids and friends.  He was worried that he would miss them all growing into wonderful adults and great young people.  He got his wish.  So remember he came back to be with you and it made him happy.  RIP.

Don,
It’s hard to put so many thoughts and feelings into a few words. The world as we know it has a hole in it now. Thank goodness for all the good times and memories over the years, starting with our family fun days when the kids were young.  There was tent camping, driving up Hwy 1 to the Monterey Aquarium, chili cook-offs so you could “taste” them all, backyard BBQs, bunco games, fishing at the lake, all-you-can-eat shrimp, the holidays and so much more. You will be missed!  Rest well.  To Peg and the kids, we will always be family!  Love to you all.
Reggie


Grandpa Don,
         I can’t believe your gone, I am going to miss you so much. I Love You Grandpa.
Love, Dylan

Big Don,
     Words can’t express how heartbroken I am that you are gone, but I know you are in a better place and pain free. I still remember like it was yesterday (even though it was 24 years ago) when I was dating Donald & you came home with a snake. It scared the crap out of me & I took off running out of the house down the street crying. I am going to miss every time I seen or talked to you, you would ask me, what did you bring me to eat a Double Double? We will miss you dearly. Until again Big Don. I Love You.
Love, Stef🙏❤️

My Dear Sweet Don, ☯️
I am so sad, you took a piece of my heart with you.  
I know you will be watching over us.  You will live on forever in my heart. We had a great 48 years together.  And two wonderful 
Children. Out of that four precious grandchildren.  We all will miss you more than words can express.  I know you are now out of pain and suffering.
You were the best Husband, Dad and Grandpa.  
Rest In Peace My Love, until we are together again in Heaven.
With Lots of Love,
Peg💜 


Dad,
   I want to thank you for everything you have done for me & my family.. I miss you so much & always will.. You have left me with so many memories that I will cherish from childhood until the day you passed..  
My world has forever changed from seeing & talking to you everyday to looking at your picture & knowing that you are now watching over me.. 
                I miss you lots 💜
                I love you lots 💜
      💜Forever in my Heart💜 
                                 💜Michelle

Don,
I'll always remember the things we had in common, the 47 years we have known each other. 
Sports, beer, salty dogs and, of course, your sister. 
For the remainder of my life, I will continue to support our mutual interests and will think of you often with much fondness.
Go Vikings! (As a Raider fan, that was hard to say, but for you, I say it)
"Your favorite Brother-in-Law"  Paul

My baby brother, love you, and miss you already.  I will never forget you.  May you be at peace and feeling good, just like you did in your youth!

Don't know who I will call now to tell me if the snake I found in my yard is friendly or poisonous.  Or, if it is you just dropping by for a visit!

Check on me everyone once in a while.  You can be a snake, a falcon, or any other sign,  

Hugs and love goes to the entire family,  love you all, and we are all missing a part of our hearts.  

Your 'favorite' sister,  Mare

Our most sincere condolences for the loss of your husband and father.  The holiday gatherings will never be the same.  I hope you are surrounded by family and friends during this time of grief.
Carol Myers & family (Dustin, Anderson & Katie

Grandpa, words cannot explain how much I miss you. I remember going to see you almost everyday and every time I was at your house, and you would sing “Alana is my friend,” and I’d repeat back “Grandpa is my friend,” and we would go back forth for a while before we stopped singing.  I miss singing with you.  We would also play Rummikub and you would be so happy when you won and chant “I won, I won,” as you would go out to the garage.  I miss getting to see you everyday and you telling us “don’t go” when we were about to leave.  I hope you are enjoying yourself and miss you very much.  I love you Grandpa 💜💛. ~Alana

Dad, 
     Words could never express how sad & heartbroken I am. But I know I have to be strong & do my best to take care of our family & look after mom. You taught me many things throughout my lifetime, but how to be a dad, love and take care of your family are the most important. I appreciate all of your support & doing your best to leave work to cheer me on at baseball, basketball, football & my karate classes growing up. I will miss our Sunday football phone calls during football season. I have so many good memories of our summer vacations, hiking trips & countless other memories that I could go on & on about, but this only lets me type 2,000 characters.😁 
Stef, Hay & Dyl love & miss you very much & are heartbroken too. I know Grandpa Ray & Grandma Anne are waiting for you at the gates of heaven so you can be with them again & you will be pain free even though all of us are hurting & sad. I will forever love you dad hope you are proud of me & I miss you so much.
Love, Donald❤️😢😘🙏

Big  Don I'm going to start off by saying I  love you.  You were huge influence on me. You and Ren always made me feel welcome and  will always have that special spot in my heart. Love you Big Don!!!! 
But!!!! I will never forget the arm workout you had me and Don do because we thought we were stud football players.  One of the many lessons you taught us. To this day I use it to humble young men. Thanks for helping me become the man I am today. 
And I  will always be your Cliff Clavin.....😁 Love you Big Don.

Big Don, thank you for allowing me to grow up in your household. You accepted me with open arms and showed me how to enjoy the greater things in life.  You treated me like I was family and shaped me into being a better man. You always gave me guidance and would always encourage me to get a job😀. I know you know that I finally got a job and I officially contribute it to you. Thanks for everything Big Don!!!

GRANDPA!!!  Why is it in all caps because that reminds me of you like you would yell across the whole ENTIRE house if I was on the phone with someone in the house that wasn't you just to say Hi to let me know you were there but that was just to show me you cared and you were always there for me and it may be something  little but Im gonna miss it like crazy because it was little things like that made my day so much better it would put a smile on my face and for that I would like to say thank you for the endless memories I have with you ill cherish them for a life time you were always the one outside with all of us acting just like a kid playing games or sports as if you were our age and that is the young energy and soul ill carry on my back iv just gotta say there isn't enough thank you and I love  you in this world to show my love for you Ill miss you for always trying to take care of me before your self but that's just what kind of person you were and that's a trait I will make sure that lives on in your name ill always take care of others one thing tho and I have to say I'm sorry I won't be stopping in the middle of the road anytime soon to pick a snake up and take it to its real home and I hope you understand that one hope I don't disappoint you up there but ill make sure to do everything else and make you proud until we met again I love you and miss you G PA DON 

Hey Grandpa words can not explain how much I miss you. Since day one you have always been right their for me. I miss you always beating me at Golf, Rummikub, etc. I will always remember the good memories like when you taught me how to shoot, fish, hang Christmas lights, throw/catch a football, fix/put together anything, and especially whenever you came to my games I always made sure you had something to go home happy too. Nothing compares to the best memory on your birthday you came to my first Highschool game at Moorepark and I went 3-4 with a triple. I wish we could have went fishing/camping just one more time like you talked about but I will always keep the good memories you have given me. I just wish I could see you again but I know I will again one day. I know for a fact you have all of our backs from heaven and will keep me and my family safe. I will always hold you in my heart with so much love and I miss you so much. I will always Love You Grandpa... Anthony Jones
P.S. The Vikings Are Going To Win This One For You.

Big Don,
    With sad eyes I would like to say  thank you. You were one of the best and taught a lot. Thank you for the opportunities and cheering me on but most of all thank you for Michelle and with that Alana and Anthony, both hard workers like their grandpa, and like you already know and we talked about, your family will be taken care of.
Love always,
The Jones’
Andrew , Michelle,Alana, Anthony 

OBITUARIO

Donald Alan Kirkhart

18 febrero, 1951 – 3 julio, 2020

Joshua Mortuary Palmdale

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