Victim of the Oklahoma City bombing. Donald Earl Burns Sr., 62, worked as a construction analyst for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was a former football coach at Douglass High. School and taught woodworking for many years. As a coach at Douglass, Burns guided the lives of such future stars as Albert Chandler and Raymond Hamilton, both of whom played for the Oklahoma Sooners and the New England Patriots. "He affected the lives of all his players in a positive way," Chandler said. "Coach Burns was a great character builder for young men. He was very influential in both my academic and athletic careers. "He'll surely be missed by all." Chandler said Hamilton is now a defensive line coach with the New York Jets. "Raymond has called to express his sympathy," Chandler said.
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue:
Donald E. Burns, Sr., 63, of OKC; husband of Barbara Burns; father of Sharon Ingram of Riverside, CA; Helma Gentry of Washington, DC; and Donald E Burns, Jr, of OKC; grandfather of Amanda Gentry of Pinehurst, NC; and Porsche and Brittany Burns of OKC; construction analyst, Office of Southern Plains Native American Programs, HUD.
A scholar-athlete while at OKC's Douglass High School and Maryland State University, Donald E Burns, Sr., later returned to Douglass High to teach woodworking and coach football. Among his players was Dallas Cowboys' receiver Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, who considered Burns a man of character.
At HUD, Burns worked on Indian housing projects and extensively with the Sac and Fox tribe. (On July 7, 1995, the Sac and Fox dedicated their newest HUD facility in Stroud to the memory of Burns and six other HUD employees who died in the bombing.) He was a lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, which he designed and on which he served as building manager.
A 6-handicap golfer, burns regularly shot in the 70s and, off the course, cooked a mean barbecue. In a lifetime dedicated to young people, his own children and grandchildren were special favorites. "He adored his grandkids," said Barbara Burns. "They could do no wrong in his eyes" Barbara and Donald were married 32 years. "We had a wonderful life together," Barbara said.
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue:
Donald E. Burns, Sr., 63, of OKC; husband of Barbara Burns; father of Sharon Ingram of Riverside, CA; Helma Gentry of Washington, DC; and Donald E Burns, Jr, of OKC; grandfather of Amanda Gentry of Pinehurst, NC; and Porsche and Brittany Burns of OKC; construction analyst, Office of Southern Plains Native American Programs, HUD.
A scholar-athlete while at OKC's Douglass High School and Maryland State University, Donald E Burns, Sr., later returned to Douglass High to teach woodworking and coach football. Among his players was Dallas Cowboys' receiver Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, who considered Burns a man of character.
At HUD, Burns worked on Indian housing projects and extensively with the Sac and Fox tribe. (On July 7, 1995, the Sac and Fox dedicated their newest HUD facility in Stroud to the memory of Burns and six other HUD employees who died in the bombing.) He was a lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, which he designed and on which he served as building manager.
A 6-handicap golfer, burns regularly shot in the 70s and, off the course, cooked a mean barbecue. In a lifetime dedicated to young people, his own children and grandchildren were special favorites. "He adored his grandkids," said Barbara Burns. "They could do no wrong in his eyes" Barbara and Donald were married 32 years. "We had a wonderful life together," Barbara said.
Victim of the Oklahoma City bombing. Donald Earl Burns Sr., 62, worked as a construction analyst for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was a former football coach at Douglass High. School and taught woodworking for many years. As a coach at Douglass, Burns guided the lives of such future stars as Albert Chandler and Raymond Hamilton, both of whom played for the Oklahoma Sooners and the New England Patriots. "He affected the lives of all his players in a positive way," Chandler said. "Coach Burns was a great character builder for young men. He was very influential in both my academic and athletic careers. "He'll surely be missed by all." Chandler said Hamilton is now a defensive line coach with the New York Jets. "Raymond has called to express his sympathy," Chandler said.
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue:
Donald E. Burns, Sr., 63, of OKC; husband of Barbara Burns; father of Sharon Ingram of Riverside, CA; Helma Gentry of Washington, DC; and Donald E Burns, Jr, of OKC; grandfather of Amanda Gentry of Pinehurst, NC; and Porsche and Brittany Burns of OKC; construction analyst, Office of Southern Plains Native American Programs, HUD.
A scholar-athlete while at OKC's Douglass High School and Maryland State University, Donald E Burns, Sr., later returned to Douglass High to teach woodworking and coach football. Among his players was Dallas Cowboys' receiver Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, who considered Burns a man of character.
At HUD, Burns worked on Indian housing projects and extensively with the Sac and Fox tribe. (On July 7, 1995, the Sac and Fox dedicated their newest HUD facility in Stroud to the memory of Burns and six other HUD employees who died in the bombing.) He was a lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, which he designed and on which he served as building manager.
A 6-handicap golfer, burns regularly shot in the 70s and, off the course, cooked a mean barbecue. In a lifetime dedicated to young people, his own children and grandchildren were special favorites. "He adored his grandkids," said Barbara Burns. "They could do no wrong in his eyes" Barbara and Donald were married 32 years. "We had a wonderful life together," Barbara said.
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue:
Donald E. Burns, Sr., 63, of OKC; husband of Barbara Burns; father of Sharon Ingram of Riverside, CA; Helma Gentry of Washington, DC; and Donald E Burns, Jr, of OKC; grandfather of Amanda Gentry of Pinehurst, NC; and Porsche and Brittany Burns of OKC; construction analyst, Office of Southern Plains Native American Programs, HUD.
A scholar-athlete while at OKC's Douglass High School and Maryland State University, Donald E Burns, Sr., later returned to Douglass High to teach woodworking and coach football. Among his players was Dallas Cowboys' receiver Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, who considered Burns a man of character.
At HUD, Burns worked on Indian housing projects and extensively with the Sac and Fox tribe. (On July 7, 1995, the Sac and Fox dedicated their newest HUD facility in Stroud to the memory of Burns and six other HUD employees who died in the bombing.) He was a lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, which he designed and on which he served as building manager.
A 6-handicap golfer, burns regularly shot in the 70s and, off the course, cooked a mean barbecue. In a lifetime dedicated to young people, his own children and grandchildren were special favorites. "He adored his grandkids," said Barbara Burns. "They could do no wrong in his eyes" Barbara and Donald were married 32 years. "We had a wonderful life together," Barbara said.
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