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Newspaper Page TextA5 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021 OBITUARIES Donald M. Cox facebook.com/dailyastorian South Bend, Washington Jan. 7, 1921 — Nov. 1, 2021 Longtime Long Beach and Ilwaco, Washington, resi- dent Donald Merle Cox, 100, died peacefully in his sleep in South Bend, Washington, on Nov. 1, 2021, which was inci- dentally his mother’s birth date. Don was born in Port- land on Jan. 7, 1921, the son of Delvin and Kather- ine (McLaughlin) Cox. Don grew up as the youngest of three brothers. They lived the ﬁ rst handful of years in Roo- sevelt, Washington, until the family moved to the newly developed town of Longview, Washington, in 1926. He graduated from R.A. Long High School, in the Class of 1938, before attend- ing both Lower Columbia Junior College and Washing- ton State College . Born into the “Roaring Twenties,” it was the Golden Age of r adio, the s ilver s creen (silent ﬁ lms transitioned to “talkies”), and most impor- tantly for Don, sports. He fondly remembered pulling any various sporting match together with the neighbor- hood kids as often as pos- sible. He’d ﬁ nd a ball, and they’d all play. During his youth, he men- tioned going to the YMCA to play basketball for eight to 10 hours a day. In a tight, 3-foot wide hallway at home, Don and his brothers competed for hours with a tennis ball and makeshift basket made from a wire coat hanger. Don went on to play orga- nized basketball, fast pitch softball and tennis in school, and even earned a runner-up title of Athlete of the Year at Lower Columbia Junior Col- lege , but he was clearly capti- vated by all sports. One of his earliest memo- ries was as a 6-year-old, lis- tening to a boxing rematch between Jack Dempsey and of Guam, where he was sta- Gene Tunney (The Long tioned for over a year as a Count Fight), on a radio from member of the B29 Bomb a neighbor’s porch. Group in the 20th In the summer Air Force. He of 1929, when he worked a make- and his brothers, shift pharmacy and Delvin and How- lab in a Q uonset ard, were staying hut that the medics with their grand- put together. parents, their He received mother wrote a an honorable dis- letter and men- charge from the tioned sending military on Feb Donald Cox money speciﬁ cally 28, 1946. In May so Donald, 8 at the 2016, Don had time, could go to the local the opportunity to take what ballgames. turned out to be a very mov- In later years, Don would ing trip on an Honor Flight become an avid bowler back to Washington, D.C., and golfer, and would win accompanied by his grand- a number of competitions son, Will Noonan, to reﬂ ect in each sport. Upon retire- upon and honor his time in ment, he could be found the service. on the golf course three to In 1946, post war, he four times a week. He was would go back to ﬁ nish up proud of his time as Astoria school at Washington State Golf & Country Club pres- College , earning his degree ident, where he was a mem- in pharmacy. He and Marge, ber since the 1960s. Over the with daughter Donna in tow, years he managed to ace six then returned to his home- holes-in-one. town in Longview, where he Don’s greatest life hole- worked for Irv Gunderson at in-one was his 75-year mar- Gunderson Drug Store for a riage to Margery R. Harris few years. on May 7, 1944, in the First Don and Marge moved to Christian Church in Camas, Long Beach in 1950, when Washington, her childhood he bought into a drug store hometown. partnership, where he would They met the summer of oversee stores in Long Beach, 1935, at the ages of 11 and Ilwaco and Ocean Park. 14, at a church camp on Laca- Don bought out Davis mas Lake, where they fondly Drug store in South Bend, recalled playing horseshoes Washington, starting South together. They would have Bend Pharmacy in 1958. He four children, Donna (1947), also purchased Sempill Drug David (1948), Susan (1953) store a year later, growing the and Cathi (1961). business, which is now into Don’s parents had nearly the third generation of the celebrated 40 years of mar- family. His son, David, and riage themselves, before his two grandsons, Craig and Matt father’s passing in 1956. Cox, all followed in his foot- Don served in the U.S. steps with pharmacy careers. Army Air Forces, enlisting in Always proud to serve the the summer of 1943. He ulti- community, Don was also mately joined the World War active in Boy Scouts, served II war eﬀ orts on the island many years on several school boards, and he played a major role in advocating for a new Long Beach grade school to replace the old two-story wood building. He was an advocate for the formation of Timberland Regional Library, chaired the county c ancer s ociety and South Bend Labor Day com- mittees, and is credited with coining the phrase still used today, “Come and Play on Labor Day.” In recent years, Don was still golﬁ ng at age 98, but when he wasn’t play- ing he seized every oppor- tunity to watch or listen to a game or sports match on TV or the radio. Don also loved to see his kids, grandkids and great-grandchildren follow his love of sports and pursue their individual passions. In recent months, it brought him great joy to see daughter Cathi win the Ore- gon Coast Invitational w om- en’s senior championship this summer . He was married to Marge, the love of his life, for an amazing 75 years. After her passing on Feb. 24, 2020, Don soon moved in with his son, David, and his wife, Debbie, in their home in South Bend, where he contin- ued to watch televised sports, enjoyed sunsets over Willapa Bay and cherished his time with family. He is survived by his daughter, Donna Noonan, of Portland; son, David Cox, of South Bend; daughter, Susan Cox, of Mesa, Ari- zona; daughter, Cathi Barta, of Mount Vernon, Washing- ton; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. A celebration of his life is planned to be held for close family and friends on a future date at the Astoria Golf & Country Club. Consult a PROFESSIONAL LEO FINZI Search anonymously Chrome - Click the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner. Click “New Incognito Window.” Astoria’s Best Edge - Click the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner. Click “New In Private Window”” COUPON Get a printer at NO CHARGE with the simultaneous purchase of a desktop and monitor. Limited Quantities. No Rain Checks. 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Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 51/33 Normal high/low .................. 54/40 Record high .................. 65 in 1976 Record low .................... 24 in 1955 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.13” Month to date ........................ 9.83” Normal month to date ......... 5.59” Year to date .......................... 60.14” Normal year to date ........... 54.12” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Time High (ft.) 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