Gare The Bear
We are so sorry we could not attend the ceremony.
I met Don when I arrived at Norton AFB in 1981, stationed there as an Avionics troop. After he introduced himself, I told him that my wife's married name is Brubaker. He told me his wife was a part time teacher at Bitburg Hoigh School. I rememebered her right away.
After the chat, he promptly put me on midshift. Even though he did that to me, we still became very close friends. Don would do anything to help someone out. We had a closeknit shop, and he was a driving force in that.
After a long week of work, it seemed like there were always quite a few people that would throw in a dollar to aid with the purchase of beer for an after work get together. I say beer, but it was Bud Light. However, since Bru was the boss, we drank Bud Light.
There are too many stories to tell about going to Lake Perris for water skiing and tubesteaks, building an inground hot tub, Monday Night Football at Two Guys Pizza, spending hours in the hot tub with Don, Donna and other friends, watching Beth and Paul grow up and the normal day to day stuff at work.
Our prayers are with Donna and the rest of the family.
God Bless you, Don!
Gary (Tiny) & Chris Clark
