Dr. Donald C. Hayes of Camano Island, Washington passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. He was born in Seattle, Washington on October 2, 1930 to Leonard and Gladys Hayes.
Don was the oldest of 5 children. He attended and graduated from Lake Washington High School in 1948. Don went on to attend and graduate with a Doctorate in Dental Surgery (DDS) at University of Washington with the class of 1956. After graduating from UW, he was a Captain in the US Army and was stationed in Alaska from 1957-1959. Don met his wife of 56 years in Alaska and in 1959 they moved back to Washington and settled in Stanwood, where he had a private dental practice from 1959-1995. After he retired from dentistry he continued practicing on a volunteer basis with Medical Teams International on the Dental Van in our local community. Don was a member of UW Alumni Association, UW Dental Alumni Association, Washington Dental Association, Snohomish County Dental Association., Stanwood-Camano Yacht Club, and Stanwood Lions Club. He also attended the Camano Chapel.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years Audrey, his sister Sharon Rathbun, his brother Harold Hayes and his parent Leonard and Gladys Hayes. He is survived by his 8 children, Sharon Billings (Dick), Gary Hayes (Ronda), Steve Hayes (Pat), Tom Hayes (Debbie), Mary Crerar (Ron), Ann Burns (Wayne), Jim Hayes (Vickie) and Barb Noste (John); his sisters Kathy Shaw (Don) and Shirley Reed (Ed). He also left behind 21 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and multiple nieces, nephews and other loving relatives and friends.
Don will be missed by all of those who knew him and they could contest to what a warm-hearted, hardworking, generous and humble man he was. He thoroughly enjoyed many, many hobbies but especially fishing every summer with friends and family. But even more than that he loved and cherished the time he spent with his family and friends.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Camano Chapel on Camano Island. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Medical Teams International, Youth for Christ or Camano Chapel (Saratoga Hall).