OCT. 7, 1928-SEPT. 23, 2010
Donald Lee Lewis of Davenport, Fla., and Hagerstown, Md., passed away Sept. 23, 2010, at Washington County Hospital.
Born Oct. 7, 1928, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Ellsworth and Sara Wade Lewis.
He was a graduate of Allegany High School and Frostburg State College, where he obtained his bachelor of science and master of education degrees. He retired from teaching, having served at Boonsboro High School for 30 years. Don enjoyed working with the community youth by coaching football, baseball, basketball, track and field, and soccer. He also served as adviser to various school groups.
He married Helen Borror Lewis on June 30, 1952. Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Donna Dawson of Frederick, Md., and Dotti Whitt and husband, Bruce, of Arvada, Colo.; four grandchildren, Richard Dawson II and wife, Amber, of Frederick, Seth Dawson of Taneytown, Courtney Dawson of Bethesda, and Kristen Zimmerman and husband, James, of Arvada; one stepgrandchild, Matthew Whitt and wife, Rebecca, of Westerville, Ohio; three great-grandchildren, Nori Dawson, Kami Dawson and Jonathan Decker; and three sisters, Helen Williams of Frostburg, and Betty Kimmell and Barbara McKenzie of Cumberland.
