Donald G. "Don" Olson, 82, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 1:57 a.m., Friday, January 31st, 2020 peacefully at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

Don was born in McPherson, Kansas on June 1, 1937, a son of Ernest Harvey and Pearl Evelyn (Bullene) Olson.

Don attended Washington Elementary School, McPherson, Kansas, three years in California, then back to Washington Elementary School, McPherson Junior High School and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, Kansas in 1955. He then attended Emporia State University until 1959, then eventually received his Masters Degree at Emporia, State University, Emporia, Kansas.

He attended the First United Methodist Church, McPherson. He also was a member of the Board of Trustees, Church Council and the Men's Group.

Through the years Don worked as a teacher in Rose Hill and Wichita West, Wichita, Kansas. He then became a Assistant Principal at Wichita West, Wichita North, and Heights High Schools, Wichita, Kansas. He was a Public School Administrator at District # 249 Wichita, Kansas until he retired in 1996.

Don enjoyed following and playing baseball with the American Legion baseball team which he was a member of the 1954 Class A State Champions, desserts even though they were not on his diet, playing card games, crossword puzzles, watching K-State games, Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs, loved his Chihuahua "Opal", spending time with his friends and family and especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Donald Olson was united in marriage to Tonya Kennedy on November 24, 2001 at First United Methodist Church, McPherson, Kansas. The couple established their first home in McPherson.

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