1943
Donald
2014
Donald Merchant
December 12, 1943 — January 7, 2014
Donald R. Merchant, (December 12, 1943 – January 7, 2014), 70, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, passed away on January 7, 2014, from a ruptured aneurysm.
He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 12, 1943, to Raymond and Catherine Merchant. He graduated from Aberdeen Central High School, earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame University and a PhD from Tufts University.
He is survived by his friend and ex-wife Lynn Erstein of Aptos, California, daughter Ashley Merchant of Cambridge, Massachusetts and son Owen Merchant of Columbus, Ohio. Also survived by siblings Gary Merchant (Judy) of Norfolk, Nebraska, Kathy Merchant of Denver, Colorado, Gail Funk (Dave) of Junction City, Kansas, Loren Merchant
(Mary) of Broomfield, Colorado, sister-in-law, Micki Merchant of Sturgis, South Dakota, Patrick Merchant (Jo) of Springfield, Missouri, Nancy Vander Hoek (John) of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Eileen Merchant of Kimball, Nebraska, Michele Gruenstein of Aberdeen, South Dakota and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Ray and Catherine Merchant and brothers Wayne Merchant and Kevin Merchant.
Don worked as a Chemical Engineer at several companies but the longest was with Measurex in Cupertino, California and Columbus, Ohio. It was there that he became an international expert in batch digesting and shared his skills on five continents.
Don had a zest for adventure – starting with white water rafting and moving on to canoeing, camping, off-road jeep and trail riding, scuba diving and flying his own plane. His lifelong hobby was fixing things – from an automatic transmission to remodeling several kitchens. He could do anything he set his mind to do.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th fl., New York, NY
He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 12, 1943, to Raymond and Catherine Merchant. He graduated from Aberdeen Central High School, earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame University and a PhD from Tufts University.
He is survived by his friend and ex-wife Lynn Erstein of Aptos, California, daughter Ashley Merchant of Cambridge, Massachusetts and son Owen Merchant of Columbus, Ohio. Also survived by siblings Gary Merchant (Judy) of Norfolk, Nebraska, Kathy Merchant of Denver, Colorado, Gail Funk (Dave) of Junction City, Kansas, Loren Merchant
(Mary) of Broomfield, Colorado, sister-in-law, Micki Merchant of Sturgis, South Dakota, Patrick Merchant (Jo) of Springfield, Missouri, Nancy Vander Hoek (John) of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Eileen Merchant of Kimball, Nebraska, Michele Gruenstein of Aberdeen, South Dakota and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Ray and Catherine Merchant and brothers Wayne Merchant and Kevin Merchant.
Don worked as a Chemical Engineer at several companies but the longest was with Measurex in Cupertino, California and Columbus, Ohio. It was there that he became an international expert in batch digesting and shared his skills on five continents.
Don had a zest for adventure – starting with white water rafting and moving on to canoeing, camping, off-road jeep and trail riding, scuba diving and flying his own plane. His lifelong hobby was fixing things – from an automatic transmission to remodeling several kitchens. He could do anything he set his mind to do.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th fl., New York, NY
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