Donald Bernard Avery passed away on November 28, 2019 in Cape Coral, FL. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend Debra Avery; a son Dustin Avery and his wife Katie Avery; a daughter Danielle Allen and her husband Christian Allen; 3 grandsons Issac Avery, Myles Avery and Cameron Allen, 2 granddaughters Allyson Avery and Delaney Allen; and his mother Mary Avery.
Don graduated from Elmira College, in Elmira, NY with a degree in business. He also met and fell in love with his wife Deb while studying there. Don gave selflessly to so many over the years . Not only as a loving husband, father, brother, son, uncle and papaw, but also as a volunteer fire fighter for over 20 years. He was the fire chief of the community of Lake Meade in East Berlin, PA for many years. He was an Eagle scout and Scout Leader. He went on multiple trips to Nicaragua to provide medical care to the poor. In addition to that he went back to college in his 50’s to get his LPN license and worked as a hospice nurse to children. Don later went to work at a jail, in Fort Myer’s Florida, where he had many story’s to tell of the adventures of being an infirmary nurse. Deb and Don moved to Cape Coral, FL in 2012 due to their love of beaches and boating. Deb and Don loved adventures , living in 4 different states, traveling within the US and overseas.
Don was taken from this world too soon but his family takes comfort in knowing he is no longer suffering. They know he is having a good old time in heaven with all those loved ones who passed on before and after him. They are sure that his loving little dachshunds Cramer and Turtle were wagging their tails happily to welcome him into those beautiful gates of heaven.
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