Donald Ray Lucas Sr.

Don graduated from Benjamin Russell High School, in Alexander City, class of 1955. He attended the University of Alabama graduating in 1959 with a BS degree in Civil Engineering. Following graduation, he served two years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a commissioned officer. He continued his career with the Alabama Highway Department as a bridge design engineer, retiring in 1989. He relocated from Montgomery to Birmingham and began a career there as a consulting engineer with a private firm, retiring again in 2002.

In addition to his parents, Rev. Kirk S. Lucas, and Lesie R. Lucas, he was predeceased by a brother, Eugene Riley Lucas and a sister Patricia Ann Duerr. Surviving in addition to his wife, Betty (Gaston) Lucas, are his son, Donald R. Lucas Jr., his wife, Barbara Thompson Lucas of Gulf Shores, Alabama; one grandson, Donald R. Lucas III; his brother Kirk S. Lucas Jr.; several nieces and a nephew.

A celebration of life visitation for Mr. Lucas will be held Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Leak Memory Chapel, 945 Lincoln Rd, Montgomery, Alabama 36109, followed by a celebration of life funeral service at 2:00 PM. Services will conclude with a graveside in the adjacent Greenwood Serenity Memorial Gardens in Montgomery, AL.

Those who wish to remember Don in a special way may make gifts in his memory to The Big Oak Ranch, P.O. Box 507, Springville, Alabama, 35146.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Leak-MC.com for the Lucas family.