Donald Jack McCoy
January 3, 1928 ~ July 20, 2008
Resided in:
Albuquerque, NM
Senior Master Sergeant Donald Jack McCoy, Sr., USAF (Ret.), 80, of 1522 San Carlos SW, Albuquerque, NM, died on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center.
A native of Amarillo, TX, Sgt. McCoy was a son of the late J.B McCoy and Margaret B. Wilson Wood.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in WWII in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in the Korean War in 1951, and in combat support for the Vietnam War in Okinawa. He was also a member of First Central Methodist Church, in Albuquerque.
Sgt. McCoy is survived by his wife, Lois Brickhouse McCoy; daughter, Maryanne Mace, of Marshall; son, Donald McCoy, Jr., and wife Kristen, of Nederland, CO; and grandchildren, Brooke Huesing, Sheila Allen, and James and Shannon McCoy.
A memorial service for Sgt. McCoy will be at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or to the Lewis Rathbun Wellness Center, 121 Sherwood Rd., Asheville, NC 28803.
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My heart goes out to all of you and the family at such a difficult time. Know I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers, may peace be with each and everyone of you.
Don meant so much to me throughout my whole life. He was the sweetest so kind and most loving man. I will miss him so much.
Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
May God’s strength and peace beyond understanding surround and carry all of you through this difficult time in life’s journey. God Bless Don and his legacy. With deep sympathy.
Peace will come with remembrance with a blessed smile on your face for the one you love, for God is always there. 🙂
May His peace that surpasses all understanding forever be with you and your family. God Bless…..
When you look at a headstone and see the dash in the middle of a persons date of birth and date of death, this dash tells the story of a persons life.
Don had one heck of a dash, never met a finer individual in my life.
He loved his country, adored his wife and spoiled his kids.
My family was truly blessed because of Don.
We will think of you often and smile.
May God surround you with peace and comfort in this difficult time.
May God surround you and your family with peace and comfort in this difficult time.
May God’s love and peace embrace you during this difficult time. You are in Nancy’s and my thoughts and prayers.
Dear Maryanne, Remember your father will always be with you in your heart. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Lois- my prayers are with you and your family. Hearing the many stories of your life with Don has trully blessed my life.
Lois-we were so sorry to hear of Don’s passing. Nel Flagler gave us a call and then we saw the notice in the paper. Don was a great guy, kind, gentle and caring and we want to extend our deepest sympathy to you and your family.