Linda Donald's Obituary
Linda Lee Donald was born September 26th, 1951 in Laurel Mississippi to Willie Lucille Donald who preceded her in death. Lucille loved and sheltered Linda, keeping her close, growing up in Detroit as an only child Linda had the companionship of her young cousins. Linda attended Columbian Elementary School, Condon Middle School and graduated from Murray Wright High School in June of 1971. Losing her mother at an early age Linda had the full support of her aunts, uncles and other relatives. She went to live with her aunt Bessie and Uncle Joe on Stanford Street. They loved and cared for her as their own. It was then she attended St. Stephen A.M.E. Church. Linda had great faith and knew that through Christ even the impossible was possible. Linda continued her education by attending Wayne County Community College graduating with a degree in nursing becoming a RN in 1976. Linda was employed with Ziegler and Detroit Osteopathic Hospitals, her caring nature led her to work in the Hospital Nursery. Linda loved working with the infants. Linda was a lover of music and reading she possessed a vast collection of CDs and books. Travel was Linda’s escape from the everyday "humdrum". Linda and her best friend of more than 40 years Joan Terry enjoyed several cruises traveling to the Bahama Islands, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. Linda also traveled to Egypt and Greece. Linda's declining health caused her to retire early in the 1980s. During her retirement Linda took online courses in the nursing curriculum through 2017. She received several certificates of completion. Linda Lee had a deep love for her family and humankind. Linda possessed a beautiful quiet spirit knowing that through it all God was charge. LINDA WAS A HERO, LINDA PERSEVERED! After a lengthy illness, Linda departed this life on March 29, 2019 at Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She is loved and will be missed by her first cousins; Betty Hamblin, Delores Jarber, Douglas and Barbara Donald, Dennis Donald, her best friends; Joan Terry, Louise McCaskill and Marge and a host of other cousins, relatives and friends. God saw you were getting weary so he did what he thought best he came and stood beside you and whispered Linda come and rest
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