Don L. Pickinpaugh, died June 29, 2019, at Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington. He was born Oct. 2, 1930, in Shawnee, Wyoming.

With very heavy hearts we said goodbye to our father, grandfather, great- grandfather, brother, uncle, husband, dear friend and honorary mayor of North Cove, Washington.

After many years of raising four daughters in Shoreline, Washington, Don and his wife, Mildred, moved to North Cove 23 years ago to retire and enjoy the beach life.

Our father liked to stay busy. Often, you could find him in his shop creating a masterpiece out of driftwood, cutting firewood, driving the beach trying to find that “priceless” glass fishing float, clam digging in all kinds of weather and tending his crab pot on the Tokeland dock.

Don loved hunting elk, mowing a neighbor’s lawn, playing poker and broom-stick pool at the Local, volunteering in the community, working with the Chamber of Commerce and he was always ready to share a good joke with anyone that would listen. The list of things he enjoyed doing in North Cove was endless.

Most of all, Don loved his family and leaves behind four daughters: Debbie Cook, Donna and Mike Cathey, Joni and Steve Besancon, Jill and Brent Duskin and his “Little Brother” and best friend Shawn O’Gara, Shawn’s wife Esther, his beloved 90-year-old sister Rozelle Huebner, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Don was preceded in death by Mildred Pickinpaugh, his wife of 64 years, his sister Lavina Horton and his parents.

Don will be so very missed by his family and the many friends he made in the North Cove Community.

A memorial will be held in North Cove on Saturday, Sept. 21. More information will be provided at a later date.