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Obituary OAKES, Donald Wilmer Born in Auburn, California on All Saints Day, November 1, 1922. Diedat home August 6, 2009. Son of Arthur Wilmer and Maude WakefieldOakes. Loving husband of 67 years to Wyona Lindner Oakes. Devotedfather of Joanne Simonds (deceased); Donna Cartee of Boise, Idaho andCorinne ''Corky'' Oakes of Sacramento; grandfather of James Harle MD,and Kimberly Rice of Bellingham, Wa. and Travis Templeman ofSacramento; great grandfather of Nikhil and Neha Harle; brother-in-lawand best friend to John Lindner of Pacifica, Ca. Served in the USMC1942-1945 in the Pacific Theater of Operation. Distinguished career inSecondary Education, including principalship of Hayward High Schoolfrom 1955-1965 and Poway High School 1976-1979. After early retirementDon assisted the staff at St. John's Lutheran Church as PropertyManager. Don was a lifetime lover of the Sierra Nevada; fly fisherman,hiker and enthusiast of John Muir; traveler everywhere, soloing oftento the British Isles; accomplished pen and ink artist; author ofHandbook for the Reluctant Family Life Educators and My Life as aToad. A memorial celebration of Don's life will be held on Friday,August 21, 2009 at 1:00pm, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 17th & LStreets, Sacramento. Remembrances may be sent to the Yosemite Fund,155 Montgomery St, Ste 1104, San Francisco, CA 94104, or theAlzheimers Aid Society, Sacramento. W. F. Gormley & Sons, FuneralDirectors. Published in the The Sacramento Bee from August 16 to August 17, 2009
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