Birth date: Feb 28, 1923 Death date: Jun 30, 2010
Our dear husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Donald Earl Monroe, went home to be with his Heavenly Father, Wednesday morning, June 30, 2010 after having lived a long fulfilled life in Muskegon. He was born in Lake Read Obituary
We are very sorry for you loss. Our thoughts and prays are with you and your family.##imported-begin##Jim and Linda Bickmeyer##imported-end##
Dear June.My first condolensesIsent
didnt go through.I just wanted you to
know i'm sorry about Dons passing and
you and your family are in our prayers.
on behalf of all the girls in club our
love i"m sending love and prayers for you.Betty Maness##imported-begin##Betty Maness##imported-end##
I will miss my oldest brother so very much. I will always keep him in my heart. I know God needed another extra Special Angle when he called my brother Don home. I know he is at peace with Our Heavenly Father. I hope you are resating in peace.##imported-begin##Dorothy{Monroe}Counter July 5th 2010 11:42 pm##imported-end##
Please accept my condolences on the loss of Don.
I first met Don about 1970 shortly after he opened Monroe Custom Campers on Apple Ave. I ordered a pickup camper and shortly after got layed off from my job. I went to tell him I had to cancel my order and was going to try building one myself because I had more time than money. Don told me he would help me any way he could. He told me to go out in the back and take all the measurements I needed. He also offered to pick up any items I needed when he made his weekly trips to Indiana for material. I accepted his gracious offers and started my project. Later Don made a visit to my home to see how I was progressing. He took one look at what I had finished and offered me a job. I accepted the job and spent the summer working on numerous campers and at the same time I gained a special person for a dear friend. Don will be greatly missed.
Al Stone##imported-begin##Allen Stone##imported-end##
I am the youngest son of Don and June Monroe. My mom and dad where divorced when I was very young, about 7 months old, and I always felt left out when my older brothers would go off fishing or hunting with grandpa. I was always to small to go with them. I just always felt like I got short changed growing up without dad around.
Little did I know, that I would be blessed more than most could ever imagine when at the age of 47 years old, my mom and dad got remarried. I was the first to say; I think they’re going to get back together. Most people said oh that’s just your imagination, that’s just wishful thinking.
I have always thought that to my mom, my dad was the love of her life. I never expected that to be the case with my dad. Imagine my surprise to see just how much my dad really loved my mom. A kid always dreams of mom and dad getting back together, but to watch them holding hands while their watching TV was something I never even dreamed of.
So in the end my dream came true, and I got to spend time with dad before he left us. I got to find out how much dad and I had in common. I got to ask dad the little things like how do I keep the top of my table saw from rusting, and I got to tell dad what I believe in, and he got to tell me what he believes in.
GOD has truly blessed me in giving me this time together before he had to leave us.
Mom, you know how I always say I would never traded my grandma for a hundred other grandmas, well, I wouldn’t trade you for a million other moms. I would never have had this time with dad if it weren’t for you. I know you will understand that I feel I made my peace with dad, and all thou I would like to be there with you, I am not coming back for the funeral.
To all my family back in Michigan, I love you all and I hope you understand why I am not going to be there. If you don’t, just ask mom and she will tell you why.
Dad, I know you would say that there was just some ashes there, not you, so I will just say, I loved you more than you could imagine, you will always be with me in spirit, and I know you would understand my not coming back.##imported-begin##David Monroe##imported-end##
