Donald Gould

GOULD, Donald R. (Age 82) Donald Richard Gould, died peacefully April 22, 2010, at Providence Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington while surrounded by his immediate family. Don was born on July 5, 1927 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, and spent his childhood in Bryn Mawr. In 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy, during which time he served in World War II. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Forces, which later became the U.S. Air Force. After the war ended he participated in the Berlin Air Lift, and it was while stationed in Munich that he met his future wife. Upon leaving Germany he remained in the Air Force and became a pilot. He loved flying and primarily flewC-130 cargo planes. He moved to Alaska in 1967, driving up the Alaska Canada Highway with his wife and four children. While stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage he became commander of the 17th Tactical Airlift Squadron,also known as the Firebirds. He served in Vietnam in 1970-1971, andremained in Alaska until he retired from the Air Force as a lieutenantcolonel in 1975. While in Alaska he became an avid fly-fisherman and introduced hischildren and grandchildren to fishing. He tied all of his own flies andgenerously shared them with family and friends. After his retirement he moved to Washington State, but returned to Alaska each summer to fish the Russian River on the Kenai Peninsula. He had quite a following for his smoked salmon, for which he developed his own recipe. Don is survived by his loving wife, Eileen B. Gould, to whom he was aloving and devoted husband for 58 years. He is also survived by and was a caring father to his children Victoria Tipton, Michael Gould (wife Jill), Laura Gould, and Patricia Menke (husband Rex), as well as his twograndchildren, Heather Cavanaugh (husband Chris) and Michael Gould (fiancé Stephanie Jensen). He is survived by three siblings in Pennsylvania, Michael (Micky) Gould, Marcia Pilotti, and Barbara Torg. And, finally, he is survived by the memories he left all of those whose lives he touched. No services will be held at this time. Please sign John's online guestbook at www.hennesseyfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements by