Donald Gerard Wolff died in his sleep at home, like he hoped he would on Aug. 9, 2012.
He was born in Chicago, on May 2, 1923. He served in the U.S. Army at Oak Ridge, Tenn., working on developing the first atomic bomb. He won the pool that was formed to pick the date the first atomic bomb would be dropped. That provided the extra money for him to buy an engagement ring for Helen Turnbull of Burlington. They were looking forward to their 65th wedding anniversary, Sept. 8, 2013.
He got his chemical engineering degree from University of Illinois, then went on to get his J.D. degree from University of Iowa, while Helen finished her pharmacy degree and later Don got his MBA from the University of Chicago. He worked for Phillips Petroleum, Armour, Marathon Paper as a patent attorney for 16 years, then as Southern Region Counsel for Halliburton for 27 years and covered all over the world. At The Hague he won the largest award from the Iranians.
They have two living daughters he was very proud of, Barbara Vander Stoep and her husband Mark, and Nancy Wolff. Barbara and Mark’s children are Nathan, Rebecca and her husband Aurelio, Melody, and great-granddaughter, Elena.
Graveside services are Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., at Burlington Cemetery. Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home & Crematory, Burlington, is serving the family.
Well-wishers can visit www.danielsfamilyfuneral.com.
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