Donald Wesley McNair, 75, a resident of Foley, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014.
Donald was born May 8, 1938 in Dahlgren, Ill. and moved with his family to Fort Branch, Ind., where he graduated from Fort Branch High School in 1956.
He attended Evansville College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1960.
Don spent several successful years in public relations, both at the firm Burson-Marsteller and as the president of McNair Marketing Communications. He won several prestigious awards from the Public Relations Society of America, including the Silver Anvil and three Golden Trumpets.
Don and his wife Rita had a deep love for antiques. The two owned the Gasworks Antique Mall in Foley. They also spent several years traveling the Southeastern United States selling at regional antique shows before retiring in December 2012.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita; and his parents, Ruth Brown McNair and Melvin Wesley McNair.
Survivors include his sisters, Lari McNair and Billy McNair; his brother, Mike (Nancy) McNair; three children, Gary (Liz) McNair, Amy McNair (Mike) Wheaton and Scott (Stacy) McNair; five grandchildren, April McNair (Cory) Brockett, Samantha McNair, Gabrielle McNair, Taylor Wheaton and Kelsey McNair; and two great-grandchildren, Harleigh and Jude Brockett.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 11 a.m., from Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Foley.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Interment will follow at Wynn Cemetery in Summerdale.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his wife's name to the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute in Mobile.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Foley.
