Mr. George Dale Don

Dale Don passed away at home Sunday, January 18, after a long illness. He had lived in Albany since 2006 and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and active in Albany's Golden Kiwanis chapter. He also volunteered for many years with Whiz Kids of GA, tutoring young public school students. Born George Dale Don in 1928 in Durango, Colorado, Dale was raised in the west. He treasured always the memories of his adolescent years spent in Palmer, Alaska, and revisited Alaska many times with his children and grandchildren. During the Second World War, his family moved from Alaska to the state of Washington, where he finished high school and then attended Washington State University. At WSU, Dale was an officer in the Kiwanis-sponsored fraternity, Kappa Iota Phi. He also was one of only two Washington students to earn Certified Public Account accreditation the year he graduated. Shortly after starting his first professional job in Wallace, ID, Dale met Betty Baxter at an Elks Club dance. Less than a year later, they married. Dale and Betty raised seven children. The first five children were born in Idaho, where Dale was a partner in an accounting firm. The other two arrived later, after the family had moved to Portland, OR, where Dale worked first as an accounting firm partner and then as a tax executive with Georgia Pacific Corp. (now Georgia Pacific LLC.) During his professional years, Dale was a member of the Elks and Portland's Rainmakers civic organization. He also was active in several industry groups. In 1982, the family relocated to the Atlanta area, where Georgia Pacific had moved its headquarters. In 1986, shortly after the two youngest Dons had moved out into the world, Dale and his children were shocked and saddened when Betty Don died suddenly. Dale found himself alone. Lee LeMarr agreed to marry Dale two years later, and they spent 26 happy years together. Following his retirement, they traveled in the United States and Europe, ultimately resettling in Albany. Dale was preceded in death by his first wife and parents, George Andrew Don and Alvaretta Dale Moreman He is survived by his wife Lee, brother, Vernon Harold "Pete" Moreman, sister, Patricia Ann Moreman Shortlidge and seven children, Mary, George, James, William, Marcella, Michael Don and Retta Malone He is also survived by two stepdaughters, Patti Shellhaas and Cindy Dyer, fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, the last born in 2014. A memorial service will be held in remembrance of Mr. Don, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Albany, GA on Friday January 23rd at 11 am. Family will receive friends beginning at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Covenant Presbyterian Young Life, and Whiz Kids Georgia Division. You may sign our online guestbook and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mr. Don by visiting Kimbrell-Stern's website at www.kimbrellstern.com.

Mr. George Dale Don

September 29, 1928 - January 18, 2015