Donna Ruth Kirby died November 8, 2003 in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1983. She was 42. She was a counselor for Goodwill Industries. Before joining Goodwill, she was a counselor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A former Marching Southerner, she loved to write poetry and enjoyed art. In high school Donna was an outstanding trumpet player reciving award after award.