Harper Donald Hawkins Jr.

Harper Donald (Don) Hawkins Jr., 76, died Tuesday, July 12, at his home in Seattle, Wash.

Born July 18, 1939, in Greer, he was the son of the late Ruth Sullivan Hawkins and Harper D. Hawkins Sr.  He was a 1957 graduate of Greer High School and received an AB Degree from Wofford College in 1961.

Having completed four years of ROTC in college, Hawkins entered the U.D. Army as a Second Lt. and served as a recruiter in Seattle. He remained in Seattle where he employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for more than 30 years until retiring in 2006. Hawkins’ lifelong passions ranged from running and hiking to choral singing and playing the violin.

Hawkins was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

A memorial service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery, Greer, on Friday, October 7, at 11 a.m. conducted by the Rev. Wayne Cole.

Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church of Greer, 100 School St., Greer, S.C., 29650 or The Greenville Symphony.

The Wood Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements.