LaDONNA "DONNI" HAMBLIN GRECO ~ Class of 1970
August 13, l952 - August 12, 2006
LaDonna "Donni", 53, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2006, at her home in Quilcene, WA, with
her family by her bedside.
Donni was born on August 13, l952, in Pasco, WA, spending her childhood growing up in Kennewick
and Richland, WA. She had many different careers in her short life, including secretary, aerial
and forklift instructor for Westinghouse Hanford and owner of a cruise booking agency, but she
was always the happiest when she was somewhere fishing.
She graduated from Columbia High School in Richland in 1970. She married the love of her life,
Glenn, on June 11, 2005, and loved her mountain home in Quilcene.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jeff D. Hamblin.
She is survived by husband and soul mate, Glenn Greco of Quilcene, WA; her sons, Jeff Wray and
wife Maria; Thomas Wray and wife Tasha; grandchildren Kyle Wray, Kayla and Sean Wray; mother,
Betty Hamblin of Richland, WA; sister Pam ('69) and husband Mike Kirkman, Kennewick; brother
Steve ('73) and wife Kellie, West Richland; by one nephew and many nieces. Also surviving are
children Tasha Stavig of Lead SD; Jamee and husband Dale Metzger of Sequim, WA; Brandon Greco
of Port Townsend, WA; and seven grandchildren, Steven, Brittany, and Corey Stavig, Skyler,
Dalton, and Braydon Metzger; and Elizabeth Greco. She is also survived by her mother-in-law Iola
Greco of Spearfish, SD; brother-in-law Richard Greco and wife Ginny, Eureka, S.D.; Jim Greco and
wife Carol of Lead, SD; and sister-in-law Carlene and husband Jeff Veltman of Bellingham, WA.
To share a memory, please send stories to donnismemorial@yahoo.com. A service will be held in
Donni's memory on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2pm, at Central United Protestant Church, Richland, WA.