Donald Nelson Proctor

On February 29th, Donald Proctor went to join his wife Carol and son Michael in Heaven.
Donald was born in Washington, DC, a 3rd generation native of that city. He lived in and near DC most of his life, until moving to Texas with Carol to be near his eldest son Frank.
Don grew up in Washington, DC and joined the Navy during the Korean war. Once discharged, he went to school to learn Mechanical Drawing. This led to his joining the Department of Defense, working at the Naval Oceanograhic office and then Defense Mapping Agency. Don worked there until retirement after 30 years with the agency.
Don loved Carol, his kids, traveling, amateur photography, golf, the Washington Redskins, the Washington Senators (later the Nationals), and Washington Capitals. He also loved bird hunting, going regularly to Maryland's Eastern Shore for goose hunting outings. With his wife Carol, he traveled to many states, and in the late '70's took his family to visit Europe and his son Frank who was stationed in Germany. While there, they visited Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Munich, and Vienna. Later, Don accompanied Carol on a genealogy trip to Scotland and Ireland. They also went on an Alaskan cruise together.
During his school time, Don met his lifelong friend Manny Mayobre. Both being interested in the American Civil war, they traveled to many of the important battlefields. They also styled themselves "Stan and Ollie", and every Christmas would exchange the same desk calendar as a gag gift. Mr. Mayobre entered Heaven before Don, but now, Stan and Ollie are together again.
Carol preceded Don in passing, and he is survived by his son Donald Frank Proctor, and daughter Christina Walrath.
Services will be held at The National Cemetary, Dallas, TX on Wednesday, March 11, at 11:15 am.