Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....GALE, Donald Herbert December 4 2002 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net July 17, 2004, 12:23 am "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, December 6, 2002 Donald H. Gale Donald Herbert Gale, a lifelong resident of Yolo County, died on Dec. 4, 2002, at Sutter General Hospital. Born June 23, 1924, in Winters to Art and Mary Gale, he was 78 years old. A decorated war veteran, he served as a sergeant in the Pacific Theater and was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart while serving with the 375th Infantry Division in Burma. After the war, he enrolled at UC Davis in 1945. He majored in civil engineering. While a student at UC Davis, he lettered in basketball and baseball and continued to be a sports enthusiast all his life. He was instrumental in pioneering youth baseball and Little League in Davis, where he lived for 27 years. He was married to Elizabeth Kendrick on Feb. 7 1948, and was a commercial building contractor working in the area for more than 45 years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Mary and Art Gale; brother, Elwood Gale; and sisters, Florence Gale, Lucille Freeman and Mary Lou Washabaugh. He is survived by his brothers, Robert Gale and his wife Annette of Davis, Gene Gale and his wife Betty of Winters and Gerald and his wife Louise of Woodland; and sisters, Laura Manger of Davis and Elizabeth Strauss of Pleasanton. He is also survived by his sons, Michael Gale and his wife Stacy, Jeffrey Gale and his wife Carolyn and Robert Gale, all of Woodland; grandchildren, Andrienne Gonzales of Long Beach, Elizabeth Wells and her husband Ron of Lakewood, Wash., Johannah Gale of Woodland and David Gale of Woodland; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish Hall, 511 Main St. in Winters. The family requests that remembrances be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob763gale.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb