Donald Allen Sager
Don was such a great guy!!! I always looked forward to seeing him and Anna at the meets we attended together over the short time we knew each other. We would talk about everything plus the plates. He was very proud of his kids and Grandkids and we would catch up on how they were doing since I have two that are close in age to two of his grandkids. My favorite memory of Don though would have to be an picture that was taken at the Murray Iowa License Plate Meet in 1994. We were taking a "Group Shot" of the attendees and Don was holding a vintage Iowa plate, I believe a 1919. When I got the picture back from being developed (Before digital, folks) it turned out that Don had held the plate in such a way that the only thing you could see of him was from his nose up!!! I got to show him the picture later, while he was embarrassed a little, he laughed about it. I would refer to him as "Kilroy" from "Kilroy Was Here" in reference to the WW 2 Graffitti character...which would always bring a good chuckle... So on behalf of The Board and the Membership of The Heartland Region of the ALPCA, the License Plate Collectors of the State of Iowa and their families, I extend our sincere condolences to Anna and the rest of the Family on the loss of their Husband, Dad, and Grandpa. Thank you ALPCA 1858 and Heartland Charter Member Number 4 for sharing your time on this crazy old world with us...Dunkerton and now the "Big Meet" coming to Des Moines will not be quite the same without you... Godspeed "Kilroy", Rest In Peace.....
James (J.D.) Adams
Weldon
IA
My condolences to you on Don's death. I knew him as a fellow license plate collector, and remember him as kind, friendly, and helpful. I've missed seeing him at meets in recent years. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Dale Schoening Renwick, IA
Dale Schoening
Renwick
IA
I am so sorry for the loss of Don. He is always smiling and very gentle person
Kathryn E. Veverka
Cedar Rapids, IOwa 52404
IA
Don truly was a great man, and a great father. A father not only to his children but to his grandchildren and to me as well. From the first time Rachel brought me in to meet him he was excited for us both. He was not concerned with what kind of guy I was, he wanted me to know what kind of guy he was. I knew that he cared for his own deeply and that he loved my then girlfriend, and now wife Rachel. Now I can only hope and pray that I will amount to a slight glimpse of what he was for all those people around him. He accepted me as family before knowing nothing more than my name. With Don's passing Rachel not only lost a gradfather/father figure, but I as well have now lost my fourth grandfather. To Don, I was family and becaue of him I know I always will be. We will never forget him, we will honor him in our life time now in a way that reflects the lifetime he lived for us in the past. We may not have spoken much but I have learned much and will take much of the same with me. The greatest things learned from a person are not those spoken but rather those observed when they are with their family and the one they care about. It is those times that they teach more that any university can teach regardless of the degree. Don taught me more about caring, and about family than I could ever imagine and hopefully will put into use as I continue my life with his loving grand-daughter Rachel. I love you Don and I thank you for giving her to me on our wedding day, I know that meant the world to her and forever will...