Donald H. Hewitt

HEWITT , Donald H.
Born July 7, 1923, passed away February 7, 2007 after a very long Illness. A native of Fresno, CA, he played football at Fresno State U. and with the Erac's of Eagle Rock; he was an Infielder with the Oakland Oaks Pacific Coast League. He served in the Navy during WWII. After the war he was a Coach at Arcadia High School from 1956-1965 when he became Equipment Manager for USC for two years, then joined the L.A. Rams as their Equipment Manager, retiring 32 years later from the St. Louis Rams. Hewitt was inducted into the Orange County Hall of Fame in 2003. In 1985 he was Honored as Man of the Year by the Southern California Chapter of Special Olympics. He loved the children like his own.
He is survived by his loving wife, Jackie, sons Michael (Linda), Todd (Kathy), Matthew (Jennifer) and John; twin daughters Wendy (Jim Berg) and Marsha (DJ McCarty), Kathe'(Terry Leslie), Robin (George Sill); grandsons, Jeffrey (Tiffany), Travis, Josh, and Dalton Hewitt; Jared and Eric Hunt, Jake, Josh and Dean Allyn; granddaughters Alison, Nicole, Sommer and Megan; great-grandchildren Marissa, Tyler and Savannah.
Don was loved by all who knew him, he was always Upbeat with a remarkable mind and memory which was with him to the very end. Everyone who knew Don loved him. He will always be in our hearts.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Forest Lawn, Covina Hills and a viewing the night before 5-9pm. In lieu of flowers, please honor Don with a donation to Special Olympics, Southern California, 5875 Green Valley Circle, Suite 200, Culver City, CA 90230.