Pilcher, Donald J.

Donald J. Pilcher

(1954 – 2010)

INDEPENDENCE - Donald J. Pilcher, 56, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., died suddenly Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Friends are invited to join the family at a Celebration of Life reception on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Steven Pilcher home, 601 Fifth Ave. NW, Independence, Iowa.

Surviving are his wife, Martha; three brothers, Charles (Karen) of Gales Ferry, Conn., James of Chandler, Ariz., and Steven (Vicki) of Independence; three sisters, Barb (Jim) Anderson of Waterloo, Joyce Brown of Wilmington, Del., and Rita (Dale) Walters of Taftville, Conn.; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandnieces and grandnephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Mary Pilcher; infant brother, John; and sister-in-law, Ruth Pilcher.

He was born March 25, 1954, in Oelwein, Iowa, son of Floyd and Mary Pilcher.

Don graduated from Independence Jefferson High School in 1972, and from the University of Iowa in 1978, with honors. He served in the Peace Corps in West Africa from 1974-1976. Don then attended Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he met the love of his life, Martha, whom he married on July 30, 1983. He earned a double master's degree in International Management Business Administrations and English/French Translation and Interpretation. Don settled in Half Moon Bay, Calif., with his wife and their “furry four-legged” kids and worked for several companies in the high tech industry.

He will be greatly missed by all his family and many, many friends from all over the world.

Memorials may be directed to the family.