Donald E. Hacker Died Nov. 27, 2017

Donald E. Hacker

Died Nov. 27, 2017

FLORIDA – Donald Edward Hacker, 94 years young, and always having a good Lake Michigan tan of Suttons Bay, Michigan, and Bradenton, Florida, passed away on November 27, 2017 at Manatee Memorial Hospital of Bradenton, Florida, surrounded by his loving family.

Don was born August 22, 1923, the son of Hobart and Florence Hacker in Royal Oak, Michigan.  He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York.  Don served with the Navy as a Seabee in the South Pacific during WWII.  He married Mary Ann on August 12, 1950.  Don was one of the seven founders of the Chrysler Management Club (founded in 1962) and a member of its Board of Directors.  He retired from Chrysler in 1983 after 25 years.  Don was an avid golfer.  He was a Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Michigan, where he had the honor of serving as Chairman of the Ministerial Selection Committee.  Don was a charter member of ShareCare of Leelanau and volunteered at the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

Don is survived by his wife, friend, and soulmate of 67 years, Mary Ann Hacker; his three children: daughter Mary and husband Eric Moorehead, son Donald and wife Sheri Hacker, and daughter Carole Carpenter; his six grandchildren: Leslie Knight, Ryan Moorehead, Alex Hacker, Reed Hacker, Kyle Carpenter, and Kaitlyn Carpenter.

Memorials may be directed to ShareCare of Leelanau, 7401 E. Duck Lake Road, #600, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653-8701 or through www.ShareCareLeelanau.org.

A memorial service will be held in Northern Michigan in the summer of 2018.

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