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Dec. 22,
2015 -Donald William Warner, 69, of Panama City, went to be with the Lord Tuesday,
December 22, 2015. Donald was born in Hazard, KY, and lived in Panama City
for the last 14 years. He retired at Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX, as a
Chief Master Sergeant after 20 years of service in the US Air Force. After
his military career, Donald joined Civil Service, retiring as Air Force Fire
Chief at Tyndall AFB after 26 years of service. Donald successfully lobbied
to have DOD Firefighters included at the Fallen Firefighter's Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD. He also developed a voluntary civilian
leave program that allowed fellow firefighters to "take care of their
own" by donating medical leave to those in need. Donald established the
Air Force Fire Protection motto in 1980, "The Desire to Serve, Ability
to Perform, and the Courage to Act". He also designed and founded a
website to assist with hiring, training, and honoring DOD firefighters:
DODFIRE.COM. Donald loved his grandbabies, was faithful to his church, The
First Assembly of God, and honored his profession as a Firefighter. He will
be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors Survivors
include his wife of 42 years, Connie Warner; his daughters, Dawn Coleman of
Panama City and Melanie Copa (Aaron) of Flintville, TN; his father, James
Baker of Byron, GA; a sister, Yvenia Croom (Ray) of Byron, GA; and his eight precious
grandchildren, Abigail, Hannah, Joshua, Michael, Levi, Noah, Sarah, and
Vashti. Funeral information Funeral
services will begin at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the First
Assembly of God Church, 1701 N. East Avenue, with Pastor Phil Edwards
officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will
receive friends at the Church from 1:00 PM until service time at 2:00 PM. Kent-Forest
Lawn, 2403 Harrison Avenue, 763-4694 www.kentforestlawn.com In lieu of flowers, contributions in Donald's name may
be made to the National Fallen Firefighters Association, S. Seaton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Any additional information or
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