[A good friend and climber passed away today...]

I uploaded five photos of Don, but don't know how to let everyone

reading see them. Never done this before. Any help?

[A good friend and climber passed away today...]

A memorial service for Don is scheduled for this Thursday,

Feb. 12 at 2 P.M. at

St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church

2036 SE Jefferson Street

Milwaukie, OR 97222

 

A gathering celebrating Don's life is to follow after at Don's

sister's house in Clackamas.

[A good friend and climber passed away today...]

Don was a good friend of mine. A co-worker at first at a job we

both hated, he accompanied me on my first climb of Mt. Hood.

Later, with our mutual friend Rodney, we climbed all around

Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho. Truly, some of the

best days of my life were in the company of Don Gonthier. At my

instigation, Don, Rod, me and our friend Liz, climbed and spent

the night on the grassy ledges on Beacon Rock. One of the great

nights of my life. I will never forget him. A friend of the

family is passing funeral information on to me this week. They

wanted me to post here and I was really moved to see it had

already happened here by other people who loved him. Please

watch this space for more info if you are so inclined. Don had

mentioned people he knew from CCC (Olsons?) and I hope some of

you are reading this now. We lost a good man too soon. Let's

raise a glass or two to Don Gonthier. ----Scott K.