Sandy resident, Donald Raymond, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Sandy. He was 88.
A celebration of his life will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, July 27, 2012 at Sandy Funeral Home with military honors. Private inurnment will be at Willamette National Cemetery.
Donald Lloyd Raymond was born August 22, 1923 in Portland, Oregon to Frank L and Hallie M (Graham) Raymond. He attended eleven years of school before entering the US Navy in 1941. He was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He was honorably discharged in 1945.
Donald became a police officer for Multnomah County. On December 29, 1953 he married Wilma Irene West in Portland. She had three children from a previous marriage. They had a daughter together.
In the early 1950’s, Donald went to work for Knappton Towboat Company and retired as a captain in the 1980’s.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and being in the outdoors. They owned appaloosa horses and showed them for many years. He was the State Chairman of the Oregon Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Association for over ten years until it was disbanded earlier this year.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Irene Raymond of Sandy; sons, Donald L. West of Sandy, Daniel Earl West of Spokane Valley, Washington, Dennis Ray West of Yachats, Oregon; daughter, Deborah Lesley Lehr of Sandy, Oregon; foster son, Fred Conn; brother, Darrell Raymond of Portland, 12 grandchildren and 32, great grandchildren.