Name: Visitation for Donald O. Buttermore Jr.
Start: 2016-01-25T19:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-01-25T21:00:00.000Z
Location: Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home & Crematories, Inc. - Uniontown

Donald O. Buttermore Jr., 86, of Uniontown, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in his home. He was born March 2, 1929, in Star Junction, a son of Donald O. Buttermore Sr. and Beatrice Wills Buttermore. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Wanda C. (Donati) Buttermore; and a sister, Patricia Ann Herbert. Don attended Perry Township School System and graduated with the class of 1947. After serving in the Army during the Korean War, he received his Bachelor of Science at California State Teachers College and attended the University of Pittsburgh. Later he received his master's degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was a science and math teacher in Brownsville and also taught science and math at Arlington County schools in Arlington, Va. He taught at the University of Virginia, Arlington Branch. Don had articles published in the NEA Journal and National Council of Math Teachers and received the Award of Honor from the Virginia Academy of Science for outstanding teachers. He served on the planning committee for various student projects, especially with the NASA Viking Mission and SkyLab. Don was invited with students to attend a launch at Cape Kennedy. He was a lifelong Scout, active in Star Junction/Perryopolis Boy Scouts as a scoutmaster, as well as in Arlington, Va. He was a staff member at Camp Conestoga and a member and Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Uniontown. Don is survived by four nephews, Tom Herbert, of Charlotte, N.C., Gary Herbert, of Hampton, Va., Howard Herbert, of LaValle, Md., and David Herbert, of Cumberland, Md., as well as numerous grandnieces and grandnephews.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, and 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIES INC., 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown. A service celebrating Don's life will follow at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tom Holslag officiating. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill.
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Published by The Valley News Dispatch on Jan. 24, 2016.

Memories and Condolences
for Donald Buttermore

9 Entries

Bob Freeman

March 26, 2025

Mr. Buttermore was my math teacher for my 8th and ninth grades at Gunston Jr. High in Arlington , Virginia in 1962-63. I will always remember him for his sense of humor and his joy of teaching! He has always been my favorite teacher and I have fond memories of my time in his classroom.
My condolences to all his family.

Steve Millard

September 25, 2024

To this day, I remember Mr. Buttermore's 10th grade advanced geometry/algebra class at Yorktown High School in the 1973-74 school year. He often told anecdotes from the life and work of Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky. He was a superb teacher. Sometimes he would hand out a quarter to a student who got the first correct answer to a problem on the board and I remember getting a few of those. You would think that a quarter was not a big deal, but it was a symbol of showing us he appreciated a job well done, and it meant a lot to me. He inspired me to like math. Don, may you rest in peace. Sincerely, Steve Millard, PhD, Biostatistics

Bob Holmes

June 6, 2019

Mr. Buttermore was a fine math teacher, inspiration, friend, & I remember he loved the guitar playing of Charlie Byrd. May he rest in peace. Bob Holmes (YHS 77)

Steve Foerster

February 3, 2019

Mr. Buttermore was my geometry teacher in 9th grade, 1987-88. He was the best math teacher I ever had, at any level, he was dedicated, patient, and understanding.

Gary Davis

August 28, 2018

Mr. Buttermore at Gunston Junior High in Arlington, Va, was the greatest math teacher I ever had. He had students playing chess after class and doing science fair projects. Memorable things included his Top Dog list and Moxie drink at the end of the school year.

Charles Biro

December 11, 2017

Thanks for being an inspiring mathematics teacher and great roll model. I will never forget you class.

Charles Biro, YHS 81, PSU 86 CE, and GWU 99 MEM

John M. Alford

March 31, 2016

A great math teacher and a life-long inspiration.

Robert Shostak

January 24, 2016

I'll never forget our first day of math with Mr. Buttermore (Gunston Jr. High, 1960), when he enraptured the class by cutting a Moebius band lengthwise down the middle, producing a most surprising result (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWrfQwrUWnM). He imbued his students with a love of mathematics in a way that few teachers can hope to emulate.

Jerry Grossman

January 24, 2016

His influence on generations of math students in Arlington cannot be overstated. Thank you, Mr. B!

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