January 30, 1942 – June 23, 2022

Don grew up in Oklahoma City and went off to college at Rhode Island School of Design. He married and settled down in Chicago. He worked at Scott Foresman and National Geographic but eventually moved back to Norman. He worked at a small architectural firm and opened the Picking Parlor with his wife. He then started working for the Oklahoma Science Department at the fairgrounds which moved to the current location, The Omniplex. He was the Exhibits Director for many years and then found himself at the OKC Zoo working on design and architecture. He remarried and eventually moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he was Director of Exhibits at the Museum of History and Science. He moved to Santa Fe, NM where he worked at the College of Santa Fe. He taught Computer Graphics and worked with the Art Department and in time retired. He moved to Alamos, Mexico for many years to get away from it all. He recently moved back to Tucson, which is where he passed. He was a thoughtful intuitive man, wonderful husband, great father and good to many friends over the past 80 years. He will truly be missed by his family and friends.

Don was preceded in death by his Parents; Dr. Samuel Binkley and Kathrine Binkley.

He is survived by his brother Keith, his sons; David Binkley and husband Dody Amini, Andrew Binkley and wife Jennifer McCasland Binkley, grandson Sam Binkley, 1st wife and mother of his children Ellen Jonsson and 2nd wife Sandy Hill-Binkley.