San Joaquin-Stanislaus County CA Archives Obituaries.....Grubbs, III, Donald Hughes October 22, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00019.html#0004529 April 16, 2006, 9:12 am The Record April 16, 2006 Grubbs III, Donald Hughes Modesto, CA Dec. 11, 1967 - October 22, 2005 Donald Hughes Grubbs, III lost his life in a car accident in Modesto, California on October 22, 2005. Don was born in Miami, Florida on December 11, 1961. He moved with his parents to Stockton in August of 1963. Don was a graduate of Edison High Class of 1980. After his graduation he entered the United States Air Force where he became a crew chief for F15 fighter planes. Don was living in Modesto at the time of his accident. Don was an avid outdoors man who loved the Sierra Nevada. He hiked, fished and skied. He also participated in the sports of golf and field archery. Don was a passionate gardener. His roses were the envy of the neighborhood as was his bonsai. He was also a skilled craftsman and artist. He made his living in the field of Construction in the area of plumbing and installation of heating and air- conditioning units. Don is survived by his father, Donald H. Grubbs II; his mother, Roberta J. Rosario; his wife, Marylinn Welch-Grubbs; his son, Eric Jonathan Grubbs; his brother, Jeff Cox-Grubbs and his sister, Katy Cox-Grubbs. After a private viewing at Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home in Sonora, Don was laid to rest in Tuolumne at the Carter Cemetery on October 31, 2005 in a ceremony. Published in The Record on 4/16/2006. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/g/grubbsii2421gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb