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Don R. Raker

Santa Rosa, California

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Don R. Raker, 76, passed away peacefully in his home in Santa Rosa, CA, January 11, 2005, due to complications from Parkinson's disease. Don was born July 10, 1928, in Susanville, CA, to Alice Olds and George Frederick Raker. He grew up on the ranches his dad was a buckaroo for while his...

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I replaced Don as Agency Director in the East Bay in 1976. We bought the Raker's house in Sonoma County, and the Rakers left a bottle of nice wine in the fireplace, with a warm welcome note. Our meetings after, always ended with Don's offer to buy our house for "what we'd paid for it". Great sense of humor! A really good guy!