ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: HINKLEY, DONALD WAYNE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Sdlidell, La.

Died: Wednesday, March 22nd 2017

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HINKLEY, DONALD WAYNE 
April 26, 1948  -  March 22, 2017

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Donald Wayne Hinkley died in his sleep on March 22nd 2017.  

He was a wonderful husband, father, son and brother, and he was everyone’s best 
friend.  We will remember his life warmly because, hot dang and cold couscous, 
we all loved the way he lived it.

Family was Don’s number one love, his wife Gail; children Tristan (Jennifer) 
and Christine; father the late Francis Hinkley (Barbara) whose death preceded 
his own by only a few weeks, mother Doris Lutz;  brother Richard Hinkley 
(Agnes); and nephew Daniel Hinkley (Natalia) and their two children.  His 
close-second love was golf, both playing the game and attending the Masters in 
Augusta.  Other passions included travel, the Saints, baseball, travel, 
watching old westerns with his dad, enjoying Mardi Gras as a member of the 
Krewe of Chewbacchus with his daughter, travel, celebrating Octoberfest, and so 
much more.     

Don retired from the IRS 12 years ago.  He was never crazy about his job, but 
he liked the way he did it.  This speaks to how he lived his life – he found 
the light side of everything and never turned down a chance to enjoy life.  He 
was also a Vietnam veteran and a damn fine American.

Services will be on Thursday, March 30th at St. Genevieve Church, 58203 LA 433, 
Slidell, LA. Visitation will be at 1 pm with a memorial service following at 2 
pm.  

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice in his 
memory.

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