This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Donald D. Treadwell, 74, born on August 19, 1941 and passed away on May 29, 2016. We will remember him forever.
Please see the "His Life" section for a brief account of Don's remarkable life: Click here.
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Leave a tributeI still miss you and your company very much. I'm hanging in there in this COVID world.
Brian
Brian VW
My fondest memories with Don involve softball games with the WCC coed team that went undefeated in the structural engineers' league. We all made appropriate use of the beer in the keg on our sideline, and toppled some of the champions from the more competitive mens league that season...
The SWOOP experience included a chopper shuttle to the shore that toured all the popular landmarks en route! It was actually the only project we ever collaborated on in our WCC days.
We were close friends in our professional childhoods, but drifted apart some while back. Often threatening to reconnect in recent times, our paths once again failed to cross. I was saddened to learn of his passing.
We found it amusing as he discussed his Shore Patrol days and we traded similar experiences at the same point in time (c. 1960) on opposite sides of the world, as Ted Ward similarly describes below.
As others have stated, Don was always as remarkable in stature as he was in poise and gentle demeanor, his academic and professional accomplishments stunning to learn of.
As we departed, I left Don with a personal anecdote to deliver to Chris & Carol in his drive to pick them up and head to Tucson the next day.
May Don forever live in the palm of His hand – assuming it to be large enough. God Bless.
Scott
Our relationship continued after we both left the Board. We would have lunch roughly once a quarter at his favorite nearby Chinese restaurant, Feng Nian, and discuss the state of the world as we saw it.
I spent a couple of hours with him a few weeks before he left us. He was optimistic as to his prognosis. Unfortunately, he was incorrect and my wife and I lost a good friend and neighbor,
Thanks for creating this site so that we all can learn more about him.
Love Danielle and Kate
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I still miss you and your company very much. I'm hanging in there in this COVID world.
Brian
Loma Prieta
In the early AM of 10/18/1989, Don crossed the Richmond and Golden Gate Bridges in order to get into San Francisco from the East Bay.
He picked up a small group of terrified single mothers - some of whom were in shock - from PG&E at the foot of Market Street where they had been sheltering. None of the mothers knew each other and all worked at different SF-based companies. All lived in the East Bay and had small children at the time. The earthquake had separated them from their children - no BART, no Bay Bridge - the worst case scenario come true.
He drove over the San Mateo Bridge and got each Mother safely home to her children.
He completed his mission of mercy at around 5:00 AM.
God Bless him and his family.
Leo the Lion
When our first daughter was born on August 21, 1987, Don was there to present Leo the Lion to Christine. We were planning for a Virgo but Christine decided to join the world three weeks early. Carol (Ries) and Don worked together at Woodward Clyde, and I worked with Don from 1982 through his retirement from Treadwell & Rollo. Throughout all that time, Leo "lived" on Christine's bed and to this day, Leo holds a special spot in our home and in our hearts. Thank you Don for bringing so much joy to this world. Phil, Carol, Christine and Kathryn