Don Michael Green
Jun 5, 1967 - Oct 30, 2014
Posted by Martha Reddout

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Don grew up in Moore, Oklahoma and Sayre, graduating from Sayre High School in 1986. He continued his education at Sayre Junior College and then attended Barber School. After his graduation he opened Don's Barber Shop in Sayre. Don decided to complete his education and returned to Junior College where he received his Associate's Degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Don loved to be with his family especially his nephews and nieces. He loved to tell them stories and they loved to listen to Uncle Don's stories. He was an excellent storyteller. He enjoyed reading books, history and biographies were his favorites. He has always liked to spend long hours in a library. He started reading my encyclopedias with comprehension when he was six. He went on to reading my text books applying his new found "knowledge" in his elementary classes, prompting a few calls from his teachers. They knew he was intelligent, but just couldn't believe he could understand my psychology text books. But I knew I had quite a boy when one day we were driving in the car. A car passed us and I told him to look at the Lincoln. He said ,"No, Cadillac, Mommy." I told him again that it was a Lincoln. He replied that it was a Cadillac. I caught up to the car..it was a Cadillac. Don was fifteen months old. When he was eighteen months old, he fell and knocked his front tooth out. He was 26 months older than Phil. We were in a store one day and a lady asked him what happened to his tooth. He said his brother knocked it out. She said, "Oh my, How old is your brother?" Don turned around and pointed to six weeks old Phil and said, "There he is with a wide smile." She looked at me and said, "You poor dear." Don was always entertaining and a true joy to be with. He started talking at six months and was known as motor mouth (affectionately) by his kindergarten teachers. I wondered if his brothers would ever get a chance to talk. He loved to be with his Granddad and Granny Moss. He enjoyed sitting with Granddad hearing stories of his childhood and just talking with him. He liked being larger than his brothers, but hated that he was too big to gallop Granddad's horses. He had to clean the stalls, not his favorite job. He was a very kind, generous person. He would and has given his last dollar if he thought someone needed it. Granny would say that Don and I would fuss because we were so much alike. We would turn and tell her," No, we're not." But we were, right down to turning our hand the same way when we slept. Don was from the moment he was born my special little redheaded boy. I know he is out of the pain he had had for so long and visiting with my parents, but I sure do miss him. I treasure the last "I love you, Mom" and long hug he gave me in the hospital. You are really loved, Don!

He is survived by his mother, Donna Kitchens and husband, Tucker, Guthrie, OK; his father, Mike Green and wife, Dawn, Fayetteville, AR; his brothers, Phil Green and wife, Julie, Blackwell, OK, Ken Green and wife, Amanda, Justin, TX; his nieces and nephews, Lindsey and Ty Green, Taylor Smith, Jordan and Katie Green; his aunt and uncle, Rayvella and Doug Thayre; his great aunt and uncle, Carolyn and Keith Vandiver and a host of other relatives and friends.