By Mary Katherine Stump
Briny Breezes — Don Amon, a resident of Briny Breezes and Flint, Mich., died on April 23 at his Michigan residence. He was 84 years old.
Mr. Amon served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II and was married to his wife of 61 years, Colleen Gibbs, shortly after, in 1948.
“I can’t believe I’m going to have to live without him,” said Colleen. “He was the most wonderful husband.” He owned and operated Corunna Road Hardware in Flint for 25 years, retiring in 1972. He was a passionate hunter and fisherman, and a woodcarver extraordinaire. He served as the president of the Briny Breezes Chiseler’s Club in the mid -’70s and was an avid member for over 30 years.
“Don was a jokester,” said his longtime friend and fellow chiseler, Jack Taylor. “At one of our annual Chiseler’s Club breakfasts, Don was serving. He handed me a plate of pancakes. Not until I sat down at the table did I realize they were made out of cardboard. That is the kind of guy Don was.”
A cannon, made by Mr. Amon in the ’70s and used to celebrate the memory of Briny Breezes chiselers passed, was to be fired at his burial in Flint.
He is survived by his wife, Colleen; two sons, Rod (and wife Marcia) Amon of Swartz Creek and Jake Amon of Marquette; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass was celebrated April 27 at St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Swartz Creek, with Burial immediately following at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Those desiring may make contributions to Boys Town.
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