Donald A. D'Lugos

1926 - 2020

Donald A. D'Lugos

Gulf Breeze, FL - Donald A. D'Lugos, age 94 passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 in Pensacola. Donald had been a resident of the Arbors in Gulf Breeze for the past two and a half years. He was born at home in Pensacola on February 7, 1926. He was a 1943 graduate of Pensacola High. During World War II has served as a tail gunner on a B-24 bomber in the 466th Bomb Group, flying 15 combat missions over Germany. After returning to the US he married his high school sweetheart, Madge Sanders, on November 24, 1945. They were married 66 years until her death in 2012. Donald worked at NAS for forty two years. Rising from a mechanic apprentice to a division director. He was an avid tennis player, participating in many leagues and winning many tournaments in the Pensacola area. He played tennis twice a week until he was 91. He is survived by a daughter, Linda Hitpas of Tampa, FL; son Michael (Martha) of Hilton Head Island, SC; and sister, Edie (Bob) Davis of Gulf Breeze, FL. Three grandsons, two granddaughters and fourteen great grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the dedicated staff at the Arbors and Emerald Coast Hospice. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to St. Jude Research Hospital and The Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile, AL.

Visitation will be from 10:30am, until the Mass of Christian Burial begins at 11:00am, Tuesday, January 12, 2020 at St. Ann Catholic Church, 100 Daniel Drive, Gulf Breeze FL 32562. A funeral cortege will line up at 10:15am, Wednesday, January 13, 2020 at Olive Baptist Church-Warrington Campus, 103 W. Winthrop St., Pensacola FL 32507 and will depart promptly at 10:30am for the interment at Barrancas National Cemetery.