Donald "Donny" Freeman

Donald Edward Freeman (Donny), 57, passed away on November 20, 2013. Donny was beloved by his wife Elizabeth, his best friend and soul mate, and all his family. Born January 13, 1956 in Denver, CO he was the 5th of 10 children. At age 10 the family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming where he made many good friends. Donny earned a masters degree in English from the University of Wyoming, taught English, and published poems and stories over the years. Later, he made many friends and loyal customers in automotive sales. Recently he rekindled a former interest, restoring furniture, and loved mid-century design.

Donny was a loving and sensitive soul, a creator of poetry, songs, short stories, and corny jokes. Some of his heroes were Steve Allen, Dean Martin, and Steve Martin; all Renaissance men like Don. He also had one hell of a singing voice. Donny acted in local theatre productions, including the starring role in Brigadoon and Dracula at the Cheyenne Little Theater and loved making people laugh. Other passions were old cars, trucks, motorcycles, spending time in the mountains, bat watching in his backyard in the summer, soaking and swimming in Glenwood Springs' hot springs, cooking, eating great food, and watching a really good movie. He owned many great machines in his life and kept them shining like new. His passion, intelligence, and love for life were sometimes muted by the difficulties of daily life and lasting peace was seemingly just beyond his reach. Our time with him was too short. He was a spirit-warrior and we will honor his memory by allowing serenity in each moment.

Don is cherished in memory by his wife Elizabeth, children Matthew Morgan and Colleen Eddisford, brothers Chris, Jim, Rich, Bob and Andy, sisters Francie, Lucy and Peg, his Kelly family, Rita, Kathleen, Michael, Peter, Kevin, Therese, and Christopher, and his many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father Milton, mother Isabel, and brother Thomas. Peace be with you now our dearest husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend.

A service will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 6 pm at Unity Church of Fort Collins, 1401 West Vine.