Condolences
Pat: so very sadddened to learn of Don’s passing. You were the kindest and sweetest neighbours. Rick and I enjoyed our many conversations with the two of you. Our deepest condolences go out to you and the family. Don will definitely be missed by all who knew him.
Scott, our condolences on the passing of your father. He was such a great neighbor growing up, never complained about us playing road hockey and having the street blocked off.
Pat and family, I am so sorry to read that Don has passed away. You were both so easy to talk to and were great at taking care of our neighbourhood. My Dad knew Don from Stanolind days and they would both always ask how each other was doing. Don was always interested in people and had that twinkle in his eye. Our condolences to all of you.
Carolyn & Reg McLaughlin
Allen nailed it. Don was a mentor, supervisor and friend. He welcomed all of us into his Exploration Systems world and made all of us a part of his family. He patiently listened to our ideas, our problems and made it very easy for us to work together. He allowed us to work hard and when the work was done we were allowed to play hard. He was always someone I could look up to in more ways then one. He set a very high standard for all of us. Pat and family you have my sympathy for your loss.
I am very saddened to hear about Don's passing away. He and I knew each other since 1968 while we both worked at Amoco and after his retirement I continued to work at BP. He and I would speak frequently how things were changing in the oil patch and the contributions he made in the exploration systems at Amoco. A few years back Don, I and Jack Talley all met in Dallas and drove to Tulsa to meet our colleagues who were still living there. It was a memorable trip and I was very fortunate to spend time with him.
I will miss Don immensely.
I met Don early in my career at Amoco. We broke new ground in mapping DST data regionally. Don always found a way to make things happen. I also had the good fortune later in my career to work with his son Scott. The apple didn't fall far from the tree. My condolences to the family.
Wayne Cox
Don was my supervisor while I was a summer student at Amoco in the early 70s. He was a kind and forgiving boss - I don't think we summer students made a great contribution to company productivity. I got to know his daughter Diane during one summer and have warm wonderful memories of what a fine person she is. It has been lovely to run into Don and Pat at Garrison Manor, where my Dad now also lives. He will be missed. My sincere condolences to the Guthries.
Don was my supervisor at Amoco for 13 years. I was fortunate to work under such a caring person who also was interested in my life away from Amoco.
Our thoughts and sympathies are with you and your family Pat. I considered Don a very good friend from our Amoco days and our retirement days. Don was the organizer of the Amoco Old timer luncheons and everyone will miss him..Rest in Peace Big Fellow..
Lawrie and Shirley Schmidt
Dear Pat and all Don's family,
I met Don at Amoco in 1977 as a recent university graduate geologist and Don was on the technical team. It was a time of emerging computer technologies. Don was like a kid in a candy store with each advancement, wanting to share its new capabilities in ur industry. He retained that same enthusiastic passion throughout his entire life, always with a glimmer in his eyes and a grin on his face. That fascination and encouragement to embrace change (as did my other mentors at Amoco) was solid teaching to a young scientist in 1977, and has remained with me since.
My prayers and blessings are with you all.
Don was my supervisor, mentor, and friend for many years (1976-1989) in the Exploration Systems group at Amoco Canada. I remember his passion for geology and using computing to enhance exploration mapping and presentations. He was very forgiving of those like me who were a little unconventional in our approach to corporate bureaucracy. I will miss him.
Alan James
New Westminster, BC
Dear Pat and all of Don's family,
Please accept my deepest sympathy on your loss. Don has been missed at The Manor since his fall. My memory of him will always be his presence in the foyer whenever I came down the stairs for dinner. He was always holding court there and ready for a chat w/any one of his fellow Manor residents.
Rest in Peace Don.
Marion Rogers
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