Donna Jean Kidd

Donna Kidd Obituary

Donna Jean Kidd

Oct. 29, 1931-Feb. 11, 2007

Donna Jean Kidd was born 75 years ago to apple ranchers in Wenatchee, Washington. Both her parents preceded her in death. She was one of three sisters, Gloria Gellatly, of East Wenatchee, who is deceased, and a surviving sister, Verna Black, of Seattle, Washington, including a number of nieces and nephews, spread throughout Washington.
She grew up on 10 acres of apple orchards, in Wenatchee, where she went to school, took piano lessons for years and then belonged to a sorority house in Pullman, Washington, where she attended business school. Her interests included typing, volleyball, playing the piano, bowling on a team, gardening, aerobics, and her biggest love was to sit down to a good mystery and read for hours. She married in the early 50's to Glenn Douglas Kidd and moved to Edmonds, Washington, where they raised two children. Randall Glenn Kidd, son and resident, of Ballard, Washington, and wife Wendi Kidd, children, Douglas 16 and William 8, and daughter Donita Jean Kidd, of Marysville, Washington and son, Sean Douglas Donelon 17.
While raising her children she devoted all her time to their growing up and taking them to all their activities. After her children left home she then got a job as an in service secretary at Stevens Hospital. They sold their home and moved to Lynnwood, Washington, traveled to the East Coast, and took trips to the Caribbean, Mexico and Haiti. They finally settled down in Marysville, where they resided for 30 years. After the sudden death of her husband in 1981, she then started working at 50 years of age at Sno- Isle Regional Headquarters Library as a cataloger. Her joy was always be surrounded by books. There for 20 years, she retired in 2001 at the age of 70 and found joy as a member of Gold's Gym in Marysville, where she joined an aerobic group called the Silver Sneakers, for four years. She always loved her special visits, from her favorite son-in-law, Raymond Joseph Donelon, of Marysville. They had a close bond and always enjoyed the quiz from the paper together. She was a 26 year survivor of breast cancer, and then fell ill in September when she was diagnosed with lung cancer and lost her battle on February 11, 2007.
Her family would like to give a special thanks to the people of Hospice who gave her extra ordinary care and showed her great dignity. She died at home with her family present.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Cancer Society or Snohomish Library systems.

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Published by The Herald (Everett) from Feb. 16 to Feb. 17, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Donna Kidd

6 Entries

Diana Clementson

March 1, 2007

Donna was really a special person. I enjoyed working with her and missed her very much after she retired from Sno-Isle. Her sense of humor and concern for others made her easy to approach. I feel that she was a mentor for me and still appreciate the advice she gave.

Jodi Nichols

February 21, 2007

I always admired Donna for her honesty and insight. I have sweet memories of her witty personality. She had a way of making a visit to her desk to ask a simple question leave you with a puzzled smile. She has been sadly missed here at Sno-Isle since she retired.

With deepest sympathy,

Shirley Sarter

February 20, 2007

I had lunch with Donna for years and missed her very much when she retired. She taughted me alot about standing up for myself and that no one would respect me if I just let people roll over me. I respected her so much and am very sad that she is gone. She was a wonderful person and I am sure will be missed alot. She had a wonderful sense of humor that I still think about all the time. Our lunches together were the bright spot of my day and I miss those days.

Vicki Rowland

February 20, 2007

I was privileged to know and work with Donna for years at Sno-Isle Libraries. She was one of a kind, a true lady and known for her forthrightness and integrity. She had a quick wit and I always felt fortunate when she shared her views with me. One of the things I learned about Donna was she never complained and had little tolerance for whiners. I admired and respected her.

I loved hearing stories of her life with Doug and the great travel adventures they had together before his passing. She showed me photos and I could see the happiness. She also shared some wonderful stories of her children and grandchildren, extended family and her little dog "Sam" who was quite the character.

Peace

Vicki Rowland

Tracy LeRoy

February 17, 2007

Donna was such a delight to know! I carpooled with Donna for quite a while - well, Donna had the car, so I guess I "pooled". I enjoyed our morning chats, her subtle sense of humor. She was a blessing in my life, and I'm so glad to have known her.

David Griffin

February 16, 2007

I had the great pleasure of working with Donna at the Sno-Isle Libraries Service Center in Marysville. I was honored to be Donna's supervisor for nearly seven years. Donna was the heart and soul of our department, admired by everyone, and a joy to work with. She was one of the first Sno-Isle employees to be recognized as a "Library Leader", a special award given each year to a small number of employees for their excellent work. Donna also had a great sense of humor and was fun to be around. I have missed her ever since she retired, and will always appreciate the opportunity I had to work with her.

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