Donnie French Lubbock, Texas Obituary

Donnie French

<p>Donnie Curt French was born to Jesse Curt French and Lola Mae Crane on April 26, 1940.&nbsp; Jesse was a preacher and he baptized Donnie at the age of 13 in the Church of Christ. Donnie was very proud of his family. He talked about his mother often, and the way that she could quote the bible from memory and the way that she took care of her family. Donnie had his first job at the age of 9, packaging eggs for 5 cents an hour. He adopted his first child, Michael Don French in 1971 and was very proud of him. He met the love of his life, Alice Wyatt, in 1991.&nbsp; Alice had a daughter, Brandy Mosely, that he would soon call his own.&nbsp; Alice and Donnie were married in 1997 and enjoyed 21 years of marriage until Alice&rsquo;s death. They had three daughters together, Jessie Nicole French, Tawnie Laranda French, and Arrin Elizabeth French.&nbsp; As a father, Donnie was a bright source of joy, strength, and inspiration in his daughter&#39;s lives. He loved music, and was a self taught guitar master, he would always say that he was &ldquo;born with the key of G.&rdquo;&nbsp; he was so gifted at singing and playing his guitar that he was offered a chance to become a professional musician in 1960, but he turned it down to stay close to his mother. Donnie had other talents as well. He could play the piano, the French harp, and also loved to draw.&nbsp; He was a collector, who took joy in the simple things. Beanie Babies, coal oil lamps, hot wheels, and football cards were all objects that he collected.&nbsp; While he was proud of those objects and enjoyed sharing them with others, his real pride came from his family.&nbsp; Donnie was an exceptionally hard working person, who served God and his family every day of his life.&nbsp; He enjoyed the natural world; gardening, racing Homer pigeons, fishing, raising rabbits, and&nbsp; chickens, and enjoyed cooking.&nbsp; He was a lover of food and would light up if you brought him fried chicken, fried catfish, or fried objects.&nbsp; The childlike joy that Donnie took in the little pleasures of life, the genuine appreciation that he showed made it a delight to treat him.&nbsp; He would often evangelize the virtues of his different cars, their years, makes, and models.&nbsp; He would take a keen interest in finding out everything he could about the cars of the people around him, and really liked to be under their hoods. &nbsp;He was a mechanic by trade and worked on cars with his father in their family owned automotive shop from the age of 16 up to the day his father died. He was the kind of man who worked on his hands and knees painting street addresses in his 70&#39;s. Donnie knew exactly how to honor the people that passed from his life.&nbsp; When his brother died, Donnie served him by preparing him for his casket, dressing him and combing his hair. He left a coin in his brother&#39;s pocket that he kept the twin of so that they could always be coin collectors together.&nbsp; He had deep empathy for others, and would pray for people who judged and wronged him. He was a teacher, teaching his grandson how to draw and his daughters how to play the guitar.&nbsp; Donnie was able to create relationships across generations, and was strongly connected to all of his grandchildren.&nbsp; He even was able to create great relationships with his son-in-laws, who appreciated his example and character.&nbsp; Even while dying Donnie had the presence of spirit and the heart to lift up others who were sick and suffering.&nbsp; He had a deep relationship with God.&nbsp; His most fervent wish was to walk into heaven, physically entering the kingdom of God without dying.&nbsp; While that wish wasn&rsquo;t granted, we are sure that he made it.&nbsp; We will remember and miss Donnie, Every time we play music or sing karaoke, every time we say &quot;Silver One&quot;, or enter a camping and fishing store, every time we have a barbeque, and for each French Fry that passes our lips, we&rsquo;ll remember Donnie and the joy he brought into our lives. Love ya, Toodle.&nbsp; See you when we get there. Donnie was preceded in death by his father-Jesse Curt French, mother-Lola Mae Crane, brother-Paul David French, son-Michael Don French, and wife-Alice Beth Wyatt. Donnie is survived by his daughters -Brandy Renee Bridges, Jessie Nicole French Hays, Tawnie Laranda French Thornburg, and Arrin Elizabeth French Johnson. Grandchildren-Alyssa Faye Pace, Robert David Lee Pace, Brody Lane Herrera, Tammy Lee French, Walton French, Hannah Beth Hays, and Charlie Mae Hays.&nbsp; Great-grandchildren- Ezelynn Renee Pace, and Robert Ezekiel Lee Pace</p>
April 26, 1940 - July 31, 202204/26/194007/31/2022
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Donnie Curt French was born to Jesse Curt French and Lola Mae Crane on April 26, 1940.  Jesse was a preacher and he baptized Donnie at the age of 13 in the Church of Christ. Donnie was very proud of his family. He talked about his mother often, and the way that she could quote the bible from memory and the way that she took care of her family. Donnie had his first job at the age of 9, packaging eggs for 5 cents an hour. He adopted his first child, Michael Don French in 1971 and was very proud of him. He met the love of his life, Alice Wyatt, in 1991.  Alice had a daughter, Brandy Mosely, that he would soon call his own.  Alice and Donnie were married in 1997 and enjoyed 21 years of marriage until Alice’s death. They had three daughters together, Jessie Nicole French, Tawnie Laranda French, and Arrin Elizabeth French.  As a father, Donnie was a bright source of joy, strength, and inspiration in his daughter's lives. He loved music, and was a self taught guitar master, he would always say that he was “born with the key of G.”  he was so gifted at singing and playing his guitar that he was offered a chance to become a professional musician in 1960, but he turned it down to stay close to his mother. Donnie had other talents as well. He could play the piano, the French harp, and also loved to draw.  He was a collector, who took joy in the simple things. Beanie Babies, coal oil lamps, hot wheels, and football cards were all objects that he collected.  While he was proud of those objects and enjoyed sharing them with others, his real pride came from his family.  Donnie was an exceptionally hard working person, who served God and his family every day of his life.  He enjoyed the natural world; gardening, racing Homer pigeons, fishing, raising rabbits, and  chickens, and enjoyed cooking.  He was a lover of food and would light up if you brought him fried chicken, fried catfish, or fried objects.  The childlike joy that Donnie took in the little pleasures of life, the genuine appreciation that he showed made it a delight to treat him.  He would often evangelize the virtues of his different cars, their years, makes, and models.  He would take a keen interest in finding out everything he could about the cars of the people around him, and really liked to be under their hoods.  He was a mechanic by trade and worked on cars with his father in their family owned automotive shop from the age of 16 up to the day his father died. He was the kind of man who worked on his hands and knees painting street addresses in his 70's. Donnie knew exactly how to honor the people that passed from his life.  When his brother died, Donnie served him by preparing him for his casket, dressing him and combing his hair. He left a coin in his brother's pocket that he kept the twin of so that they could always be coin collectors together.  He had deep empathy for others, and would pray for people who judged and wronged him. He was a teacher, teaching his grandson how to draw and his daughters how to play the guitar.  Donnie was able to create relationships across generations, and was strongly connected to all of his grandchildren.  He even was able to create great relationships with his son-in-laws, who appreciated his example and character.  Even while dying Donnie had the presence of spirit and the heart to lift up others who were sick and suffering.  He had a deep relationship with God.  His most fervent wish was to walk into heaven, physically entering the kingdom of God without dying.  While that wish wasn’t granted, we are sure that he made it.  We will remember and miss Donnie, Every time we play music or sing karaoke, every time we say "Silver One", or enter a camping and fishing store, every time we have a barbeque, and for each French Fry that passes our lips, we’ll remember Donnie and the joy he brought into our lives. Love ya, Toodle.  See you when we get there. Donnie was preceded in death by his father-Jesse Curt French, mother-Lola Mae Crane, brother-Paul David French, son-Michael Don French, and wife-Alice Beth Wyatt. Donnie is survived by his daughters -Brandy Renee Bridges, Jessie Nicole French Hays, Tawnie Laranda French Thornburg, and Arrin Elizabeth French Johnson. Grandchildren-Alyssa Faye Pace, Robert David Lee Pace, Brody Lane Herrera, Tammy Lee French, Walton French, Hannah Beth Hays, and Charlie Mae Hays.  Great-grandchildren- Ezelynn Renee Pace, and Robert Ezekiel Lee Pace

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