John Humfleet, VP-4 63 – 66, found this sad news and passed it to me.
The funeral home obituary says he retired as a Chief Petty Officer but the newspaper obituary does not mention what rank he attained. His headstone in the Fort Sill National Cemetery shows him as AO1. If anyone maintained contact with Don and can confirm that he made Chief, please let me know.
Donald Lewis West, of Chickasha, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 84. He was born in Tabler, Oklahoma to Robert Lewis and Mildred Alva (Gilpatrick) West.
Don lived in Chickasha most his life and enlisted in the Navy right after graduating from Chickasha High School. He traveled all over the world with the Navy and returned to Chickasha upon retirement after 20 years and at the rank of Chief Petty Officer.
Don then became a student and employee at the Canadian Valley Vo-Tech in Chickasha immediately after his Navy service. His job increased as the school grew, including maintenance and bus driving. He retired from the school as the Maintenance Supervisor after 20 years.
He is preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister.
Don is survived by his son, Serge West and his wife, Lisa, and grandchildren and great grandchildren, Christopher, Cory, Wyatt, Colby and Brenda; his daughter Monica Wilson and grandchildren Cassidy Dearinger and Ashley Korsvold and husband Josh and two great grandchildren; and daughter Sunny.
https://www.sevierfuneralhome.com/obituary/don-west
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Donald West Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.
Donald Lewis West, of Chickasha, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 84. He was born in Tabler, Oklahoma to Robert Lewis and Mildred Alva (Gilpatrick) West.
Don lived in Chickasha all his life. He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years worked at the Canadian Valley Technology Center in Chickasha for over 20 years as the maintenance supervisor.
He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister.
Don is survived by his son, Serge West and his wife, Lisa; Daughters: Monica and Sunny
Grandchildren: Christopher, Cory, Wyatt, Colby and Brenda.
Condolences may be made to the family at https://www.sevierfuneralhome.com/guestbook/don-west .
Published on October 28, 2019
https://obituaries.chickashanews.com/obituary/donald-west-1077653748
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Larry HamesAVCM USN (Ret)
VP-4 1975 – 1978
VP-4 Veterans Assn Database Manager
database@vp4association.com
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