Donald Eugene Girard

1933 - 2017  (83 years)

• Name	Donald Eugene Girard
  Born	23 Mar 1933	Burbank, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Mar 2017	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
  Buried	Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
  Person ID	I6436	Rossen Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Alphonse Gilbert Girard,   b. 27 Jul 1910, Kansas, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1994  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Stella M Nielsen,   b. 24 Oct 1908, Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 2002, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	31 May 1931	Union County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F2246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Madonna Marie Millette
  Children	1. Kurt Allen Girard,   b. 6 Dec 1960, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, USA  [Birth]
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F2247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Alphonse Gilbert Girard, wife Stella M Nielsen and their children Donald Eugene and Marilyn Ann Girard Census/Folketælling 1940 They live in Brule Township, Union County, South Dakota Alphonse is a farmer

  
  

  Headstones

  Donald Eugene Girard Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  Donald "Don" Girard of Kuna, Idaho, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the age of 83. He left us peacefully and lovingly with his family at his side. He fought the battle but lost the war with cancer. Don was born March 23, 1933, in Burbank, S.D., to Alphonse and Stella Girard. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school and after returning from basic training he married Madonna "Donna" Millette July 30, 1953, in Vermillion, S.D. The Air Force life took him and Donna, along with their children, to many places they may never would have experienced, including three years in Germany. Along the way, wherever he went, he made life-long friends. While stationed at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, he retired in 1973 after 20 years in the Air Force. Don then worked for Clark County as an operations coordinator at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas. He retired from there after 22 years and enjoyed life traveling with Donna and being a grandpa and great-grandpa. While in Las Vegas, Don joined the Zelzah Masonic Lodge, becoming a Shriner, a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (33rd degree), the Royal Order of Jesters, the York Rite, the Legion of Honor, the Motor Patrol and he was the executive aide to the Potentate. For several years, he drove children from Las Vegas to the Shriners Children's Hospital in Los Angeles for medical treatment. Don was also a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion. After 42 years in Las Vegas, he and Donna moved to Kuna, in November 2005 to be close to family. Don became active with the El Korah Masonic Lodge in Meridian, was a member of the Black Light Patrol and the Egg and Shell Club. Don is survived by his wife, Madonna Girard; his children, Kevin (Diane) Girard of Las Vegas, Kim (Stan) McClain of Sequim, Wash., and Kurt Girard of Star, Idaho; grandson, Chad (Lindsay) Girard of Kuna; granddaughter, Kristine Engholm of Angleton, Texas; great-grandchildren, Zoe, Zane and Zachary Girard of Kuna; sister, Marilyn Isaacson of Vermillion, S.D.; aunt, Dora Mae Miller of Onawa, Iowa; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be at the Veterans Cemetery, Boise, Idaho. Date and time will be announced. The family would like to thank Treasure Valley Hospice for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice , the Shrine Children's Hospital, or visit someone who doesn't get out much, call someone just to say hi, let them hear your voice. Remember Don's kindness and let it be your inspiration.