Donald "Don" Lee Whittlesey
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Don was born on March 3rd 1955, in Wolf Creek, Montana and died May 10th 2022, San Diego, California, aged 67.
Spouse: Ann M Whittlesey (m. 1975-d.1991); Sandy M Whittlesey (m.1994-w.2022)
Parents: Ralph D Whittlesey (1925-2006) and Betty J Whittlesey (1927-2000)
Siblings: Rick E Whittlesey (1948-2016); Kathy M Lodman (1951-living)
Children: Kari J Sarmiento (1978-living); Luke T Whittlesey (1980-living); Krista M Hopson (1983-living)
Grandchildren: Shayla Sarmiento; Titan Sarmiento; Sasha Whittlesey; Maple Whittlesey; Jack Hopson; Michael Hopson
Education: Grade school unknown; Paris Gibson Junior High; CM Russell High School (1969-1973); Cornell College [night school] (1978-unknown) with a BA in computer sciences.
Services: US Navy (1975-1980) stationed at Balboa {the Pink Palace}, San Diego, California.
Profession: After High School, Don spent time in Billings, MT, working as a diesel mechanic. He moved back to Great Falls, MT, and made the decision to join the US Navy where he was stationed in San Diego, CA, for 5 years. During those 5 years, he worked as an Ophthalmic Technician. Deciding to not make the Navy his career, he tried his hand at cabinet making where there was so much manual and repetitive sanding that had to be done that it made his hands go numb. He then chose to return to Ophthalmology until 1990, when he and his family moved to Montana. In 1992, Don returned back to San Diego, CA, picking up where he left off in Ophthalmology until he retired.
Ophthalmology at Alvarado, CA (unknown-1990); Car and mobile home salesman, MT (1990-1992); Alvarado, CA (1992-1994); UCSD ophthalmology, CA (1994-2015).
Religion: Christian
Interests: Everything!