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From: Francis Andrijeski <franc_andy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Subject: Taps............
To: webguy@55srwa.org

Captain Lamb called to inform the Grey Eagles that member Captain Donald B. Anthony, 77, GE# 2625 was killed last evening in an accident on his farm in Sanger, Texas. No other details are available at this time. FYI – CA Anthony's son is a Delta pilot.........08/07/08

Don Anthony served in the 55th from about 1958 to 1966 before joining American Airlines. He retired from American at age 60 in 1994....
Franc Andrijeski...............

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                 Friday, August 8, 2008      Denton TX Record-Chronicle
   Donald B. Anthony
   Donald B. Anthony, 73, of Sanger, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at his
   residence. He was born December 16, 1934 in Greenville, SC to Henry Bertran “Bert”
   Anthony and Gladys McWhorter Anthony. He graduated from Clemson A&M College
  and served in the U.S. Air Force as a highly decorated combat pilot during the Cold War.
   He had retired from American Airlines as Captain and attended Grace Bible Church in
   Sanger.
   Visitation will be Saturday, August 9, 2008 from 6 – 8 p.m. at DeBerry Funeral
    Directors.   Funeral service will be Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 3 p.m. at First United
    Methodist  Church of Sanger with Rev. Phyllis McDougal officiating. Pallbearers will
     be Jim Freeman, Jerry Haire, John Tulio, Art Baisley, David Arthur and Leroy Keese.
He is survived by Doris Arthur of Sanger; his children, Craig Donald Anthony and wife, D’Lene of Keller, Michael L. Anthony and wife, Emma of Corinth, Teresa Lyn Keese and husband, Darrell of Brady, Patti J. Baisley and husband, Arthur of Sapulpa OK, David Arthur and wife, Teresa of Warrenton VA, Douglas Arthur of Auburn WA, and Cheryl LaVon Collum and husband, Tim of Fort Worth; sixteen grandchildren; sister, Cecil Ross of Greenville, SC. He is preceded in death by sisters, Vivian Karolyi and Hazel Wingard.
Memorials may be made to The Boy Scouts of America, National Council, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, Texas 75015 or Farm Rescue, P.O. Box 1100, Jamestown, ND 58402.