Donald Walter Lyle Jr

Donald Walter Lyle Jr was born October 31, 1927 in Tacoma, Washington to Donald and Elizabeth Lyle.  He passed away peacefully on October 10, 2021 with family by his side at the age of 93 years old.  He lived most of his life in the Puget Sound area.  He graduated from Clover Park High School and the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications.  He spent time in China while serving in the U S Navy.

He was a long-time business owner in the lumber industry in Tacoma and Morton, Washington.  After building his dream home overlooking the Puyallup Valley he retired and began traveling with his wife Carrol.  These travels usually included trips across the United States looking for antiques or hunting for seashells on their favorite beaches.  They acquired large collections of antique tools, wooden cars and cut glass.

Eventually their love of the beach led them to buying a vacation home in Long Beach, Washington.  Many wonderful weekends were spent with friends and family flying kites, playing on the beach and putting puzzles together.

He had a love of gardening and in his greenhouse planted thousands of vegetable seeds.  He shared these seeds and the vegetables he grew with friends and family.  Each year the grandkids would come over and select their pumpkins from his garden.

He is survived by five children Michael (Krissy), Patrick (Becky), Douglas (Kathy), Kevin (Amanda) and Dee, grandchildren Kristi, Jennelle, Michael Morgan, Franki, Tucker, Anna Marie, Peter, Trevor, Andrew, Chelsea, Geoff and Clare, 15 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

He will be laid to rest beside his wife Carrol at the Mills and Mills Cemetery in Tumwater, Washington.