Don was my LFM thesis advisor back in 1991 but I remember him much more as a mentor than as an academic advisor. He was jovial and warm and enjoyed spending time with students even outside the classroom. I remember going to Nashville with him and several other students in 1991 to present some manufacturing research we had done together at an Operations Research conference. I was nervous. The day before the presentations, we all went to the Grand Ole Opry for a night of country music. As music acts alternated with on-stage ads for snake-skin boots and cheap charcoal on sale down at the local Piggly Wiggly, the anxiety melted away. It was all too funny to take the next day too seriously. A wonderful memory of a wonderful man.
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