"Donnie ?"
In loving memory of
Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III
December 10, 1983 - April 11, 2015
Donald Eugene Directo, III, known by all as Donnie, was born in Whittier, California on December 10, 1983 to Donald Eugene Jr. and Eileen Louann Directo. Donnie grew up in Big Bear, California and attended Big Bear High School before moving to and graduating from La Mirada High. After high school, Donnie attended DeVry University and studied electrical engineering. He went on professionally to work as an assistant miller.
Personally, Donnie had many achievements. He became a proud father and was able to carry out his namesake with the birth of his son, Donald Eugene Directo, IV. He also had many hobbies which were very important to him. Line dancing was something he enjoyed, and the hobby changed his life dramatically when he met a young woman named Amy Graham. On May 4, 2013 the couple was married in Las Vegas, Nevada. A few short years later, Donnies second son, Brayden David, was born.
In addition to line dancing, Donnie enjoyed softball, golfing, bowling, riding motorcycles and snow boarding... mostly, he enjoyed life on the go!
Tragically, on Saturday, April 11, 2015, Donnie passed away in Orange County, California. Though his life ended suddenly, he impacted many people and touched many lives. He is survived by his wife, Amy Directo, his two sons, Donald Eugene Directo, IV (10), Braden David Directo (3 Mons.), parents, Donald Jr. and Eileen Directo, brother Michael Ryan Directo, sister, Ashley Nichole Directo, grandmother, Dorothy Allemand and many extended family members and dear friends.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 1:00pm at Olive Lawn Memorial Park in La Mirada, California. Due to limited parking at the cemetery, please park along Alicante Street just to the south of the cemetery.
Tributes
"Missing the good times we had as kids. Life was so simple & full of promise. Had our whole lives ahead of us & thought it would take us forever to grow up. My heart goes out to your family. Missing you. "
"Ruby Alexis Park Kitzmiller lit a candle in memory of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III"
"To all my family members I am so sorry for your loss I wish I could of been there to show my love and support in these hard times of life changing events I love you all and cuz I'll see you again one day love and miss you"
"Rhianna Lynn lit a candle in memory of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III"
"David Flores lit a candle in memory of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III"
"Debbie Jones lit a candle in memory of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III"
"I am so sorry to hear of his passing. I knew him many years ago and send my love and prayers to his family and friends now. I will be there in spirit for support."
"Though we have not seen eachother in so long, I will never forget the memories we shared together as children. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. God bless your soul. Rest in Paradise my friend."
"My family and I drove by the accident shortly after it occurred and realized it was a fatality. We have been praying for the family since, and just found out the details today. May the Lord Jesus comfort you as only He can. We, too, recently had a dearly loved one depart this world. We genuinely feel for you. Love in Christ, John, Karen, & Joshua"
"John, thank you for your kind words. Donnie is my cousin and was with me the night he died. I was with him just 2 1/2 hours earlier.. Appreciate the prayers. He left behind a wife and 2 children. He was a great guy!"
"Arrive in Style was purchased for the family of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III."
"It saddens me to hear that you are gone. I will always remember our child hood memories and all the fun times we had in the bus and you always calling me 'mommy' For some strange reason but you thought it was funny and it always made us laugh. Rest peacefully buddy. You are very missed. Xo"
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"Robin Gehrke purchased the Simply Elegant Spathiphyllum for the family of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III."
"Garden Accent Stone - Our family chain... was purchased for the family of Donald "Donnie" Eugene Directo, III."
"My memories of Donnie are always filled with laughter. He always made us smile and laugh! I remember you on the baseball field, fishing with Steven and being the 'clown' at every gathering. You were taken too soon Donnie. Sending love and comfort to your family. Tim and Liz Driscoll Sugarloaf, CA"
"I remember Donnie as a little boy, one time that I went out to California to visit my family, and I my aunt Dorothy and how proud she was of her grandson. My deepest sympathy to all my family, Please know that my prayers are with you, today and always. May our Lord comfort you all, in Jesus holy name."
"Spent a lot of time with Donnie at Scratch and also our softball teams in La Mirada. But my favorite memory is we had a poker night at my place, and Donie was out of money pretty fast. Squid, B-Rad Pinky and some others stilll had money and he wanted to play so bad. He was asking us for money and we were all laughing so hard. He called his brother to bring him some more money. It took him a good hour to get there. Well he now has money and is talking trash how we will all be broke soon. Well ten minutes later.....he is out of money again. You left us all too early bro. Zeke"