Obituary of Donald J. Butler

Donald James Butler Born October 11, 1959 in Salt Lake City Utah passed away June 12, 2015. He has two beautiful sisters named Penny and Tammy. He was the father to 10 biological children, 3 step children and 2 god children; But Don didn’t see them as “STEP or GOD” they were all equally his. From those beautiful children he was blessed to have 8 gorgeous grandchildren. Don also was an avid animal lover for whom he had 3 four legged kids: Peanut, Firecracker and Stewart. Don loved fishing, camping, playing video games and watching WWE wrestling with which he shared his love of with his grandchildren. He was an avid Football fan more to the fact an Oakland Raider fan and was a member of Washington State Oakland Raiders Booster Club. He was a very loving and loyal friend to all those whom knew him and if you called him in need, He would move mountains to do what he could. But his most important role He had in life was that of incredible husband. He and his wife Tina has had this incredible love story spanning over 30 years, of meeting when they were younger; of dating off and on over the years; of circumstances separating them for a while, but then finding each other again in 2010, reconnecting, reuniting and eventually marring in 2011. Recently Tina broke her leg and he proved to her every day how loving & committed he was to her by the care he gave her during her rehab. He was preceded in death by his son Steven, his mother Florence, Stepfather Harvey Archibald, and his beloved pet Peanut.