Donald L. Horvath died in Huntsville, Alabama on 25
January 1999. A native of Cleveland, Don
was a member of the Naval Air Reserve and attended Bullis Prep before entering
the Academy. Classmates remember Don for playing polkas on his accordion,
singing in the Antiphonal Choir, playing tennis, and evincing a fine sense of
humor.
He entered Navy Air upon graduation. After a short naval career, Don settled in
Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked for the Army in Air Defense Command and
Control. Don said he was “trying to
bring a little Navy ‘know-how’ to the Army.
Surviving are his wife Betty, of Madison, Alabama and two
sons: Douglas, an architect living in Georgia, and William, who is in the
retail business in Alabama.