Thank you for the many phone calls and emails. We hope this provides a forum for sharing during this time. We invite you to join us for a memorial service and reception following.
Saturday, October 16th
11 o'clock in the morning
Horizon Christian Fellowship
6365 El Apajo Road
Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067
To each of you peace...
ReplyDeleteWe hold you all, Kim, Justin, Ryan, and Cory, in our prayers during this time of sadness. May Don's love of life spur each of you on to live life to its fullest, knowing that your dad and husband has found his peace with God. He has received that ultimate healing face to face with his God. May precious memories flood your hearts and may our Lord hold you tightly through the days ahead.
We love you all dearly...
Steve & Kim Schuette
Don I will miss you very much. Thank you for the best job I ever had and the people I worked with. You were the leader and I just help in the plan. I worked with you for over 20 years and it seems like I started yesterday I worked with your son Justin and he is a very hard worker just like you Thank you for being part of my life and I will never forget you Sir and here is just a small note ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. Your Friend always Jeffrey Perrelli
ReplyDeleteKim/Ryan/Justin/Cory, when Mike was talking about his biking experiences with Don I had to smile. Looking back on all the Rosarito rides and rides thru North County I went on with Don and his group of friends I know now that those were some of the best times I have ever had. When I was working for Don at Webtrend we would meet in LA and cram four or five appointments plus a client lunch and maybe a dinner in. He would tell me his biggest motivation was making sure his employees had job security. That was the mark of a true leader and led me to always do a good job. These were a continuation of the things my father taught me, and what I teach to my children. I will always keep Don close to my heart.
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That smile! That charisma! Don was a very special man with a big, giant heart. He will be greatly missed by the many, many people whose lives he affected. Don fought his difficult battle with cancer most courageously. May he now rest in peace. We are most thankful that Don was a part of our lives and will forever hold him close in our hearts. God bless his family and friends.
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Hey Don, I think about you often and know you are in a better place. It would have been great to share one more laugh, one more paddle out, one more coffee at the Pannikin, one more, one more, just one more. Rest easy good friend.
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it has been more than a month since I attended the memorial service for Don, a man I truly admired and appreciated as a friend. I know there are hundreds of stories and experiences that those of us who knew him could share. I miss him and think of him often. Although I know I was not his "best" friend, the ability Don had to make me feel like I was his best friend whenever we met or talked, was the quality of his character that made knowing him so special. I have kept some recent email exchanges between us, and when I look at them now it is as if he is still here and coaching me. He was and is a very important part of my life. Ron Rogers
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ReplyDeleteI miss you dearly! It is a struggle every day trying to comprehend the fact that you are not here. You are here though, not in the flesh but in the spirit. I shared so many great memories with you! Some of my best times with you were shared at the beach, in the water on a surf board, fishing all over the world, and going out for sushi. I talk with God many times throughout the day, and every time I do I feel your presence. You are the biggest inspiration anyone has ever been to me. Your work in the printing industry nothing short of superb! During my life, Dad, you were always there to pick me up in life when I fell down, and guide me as well as congradulate me when I was heading in the right direction in this hectic, chaotic and difficult life. So many people admire you Dad, it is far beyond your imagination. The way you networked and interacted with people was beyond me! I have never met anybody who was as skilled as you in those areas. Your accomplishments with Webtrend and the printing industry in general was nothing short of monumentall! I want to thank you Dad from the bottom of my heart for always supporting us sons and Mom. You were always there as a provider and made sure that the family was blessed. We are so greatfull for your hard work and dedication which provided our family with an abundant life style! While accomplishing that You mot importantly managed to be a loving, and caring Dad with overflowing wisdom.
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Love, Justin Secrest
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ReplyDeleteI can't fathom how a person can do all these things and be so well suited at them. You succeeded in all you did Dad. You might have failed at first, but at the end of the day youwere on top. Simmply amazing!!!These achievements were obtained, day in and day out! You told me stories about when I was just a toddler, and you used to ride me on the back of you bicycle to get smoothies and other helth food. I actually vaguely recollect those precious times with you, Dad. I just want to say good bye to you, I miss you infinitely too much!! I don't conceive why the Lord chose you to enter into his Kingdom at this present time? It is not for me to know why the Lord does what he does. However, I do know that God is King of King's and he has a certain agenda that us humans are completely oblivious to! On that day that I come face to face with God, I will most definetely be united with both my Father's. That day will be such a glorious day. When I said good bye to you on the beach for the very last time, I felt the strong "Father's Love," as you put your arms around! You would not let go of me! That instance is in-grained in me forever! Dad, I love you emphatically, with all my heart, mind and soul. You are assigned to an enormous part of my heart, and that will be for eternity! You are an inspiration, not just to me, but hundreds of people! I pray for you daily and my eyes still flood with salty waster. I never thought you would be gone. The sadness of not having your voice, your laughs and smiles, your wisdom, your friendship, my Father and, your impeccible love for me is too formidable to endure sometimes. Only the fact that you are in the most glorious Kingdom at the right hand of God, makes the sadness and emotional pain somewhat tolerable! Dad, I miss you, I love you, I look forward to seeing you again. I want you to know that your life was and is a Blessing and you succeeded at God's will! My FATHER, from the bottom of my heart.........I LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!!
Love, #1 Son ... Justin Secrest
I am supprised and saddened to Hear of Don's passing. I was one of those employees he cared about so much. Don was a special person, a true spirit with a balance for business and pleasure/surfing. We all looked and admired him for his kindness, busness sence and the ability to share the good things of life. He always had great company parties, always celebrated the holidays with his employees. He created a great place to work. May God bless you Don, I will miss you. John Mullins
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across facebook this morning to realize Don had passed away months ago. I knew Don at Westchester Highin the early 70's. He was my friend and I loved his strong and sweet way. I remember days before graduation in 1972 we spent an afternoon talking about our lives. I have always throughout all of these years remembered him a s a special person in my life. He had a unique and wonderful spirit. R.I.P. Don, you will always have a special place in my heart.
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