Donald Lowe

Donald Lowe
Savannah, GA
Long-time Savannah resident and attorney, Donald Blair Lowe III, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the Sunabella at Savannah Memory Care where he had been a resident since February 2020. He lived in Savannah since he transitioned from the Army in 1972. Don was 75.
Don was born in Akron, OH, on March 16, 1946, and grew up in Batavia IL, where he attended Batavia High School. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, IL, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in English in 1968. While at Knox, he was enrolled in the Army ROTC program, and after graduation was inducted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army. As a helicopter pilot, Don spent more than a year on the DMZ in Korea, earning the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He served out his tour of duty at Hunter AAF, leaving the Army as a Captain.
Don earned a Master's degree in special education from Armstrong State College in 1974. He taught secondary school as he went to John Marshall Law School and became an established attorney. He served on the Savannah School Board in the late 1970s. He retired from active law practice in 2015.
Don and his wife, Kathleen Spear, were married in 1991. They enjoyed time with Don's son Blair and his wife, Michelle, and all of their children. Don and Kathie also loved to travel, exploring Egypt, Paris, Great Britain, and Italy, embarking on a number of cruises, and making annual visits to Disney World's Food and Wine Festival.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald Blair Lowe Jr. of Hudson, FL, and Dorothy Jones Lowe of Batavia, IL; by his brother Steven Lowe of Normal, IL; and his sister Nancy Lowe Murphy of St. Charles, IL. He is survived by his wife Kathleen Spear of Savannah; his brother Geoffrey Lowe of Pooler; his daughter Jennifer Lynn Richardson of McKinney, TX; his son Donald Blair Lowe IV of Bloomingdale; four nephews and four grandchildren.
Savannah Morning News
3/28/2021
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