Donald Peacock

Donald "Don" J. Peacock of Dekalb was born September 13, 1934 in Woodstock, Illinois and passed away April 5, 2012 at St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford surrounded by his family.

Don was employed by Nicor Gas Co from 1958 until his retirement in 1992. Don had a signed contract to play baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates prior to his service in the Army during the Korean conflict.

Don was a member of the McHenry County Mens Bowling Association for thirty years and bowled a 300 game in 1983. He was also a member of the Bowling Hall of Fame in McHenry County and the State of Illinois

Don was a sports enthusiast who coached Little League, Babe Ruth Baseball, and American Legion Baseball in Crystal Lake, where he also was a youth bowling instructor at West Lanes. In addition to coaching, Don enjoyed refereeing football, baseball, and boys and girls basketball; he was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears fan. He dearly cherished the time he spent with his family.

Don is survived by his wife, Mary (nee Sund), whom he married Nov. 30,1957; his son Dan (Jill) Peacock; daughter Debra Peacock; grandchildren, Josh (Amber) Peacock and Matthew Smith; and great grandchildren Briana and Chloe Peacock.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Glenna (nee Jones) Peacock, brothers Robert and Jay, and sister Ellen Dortch.

Visitation will be 4-9pm Monday, April 9 at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave (Rt. 176), Crystal Lake, IL. The funeral service will be 11:30am Tuesday, April 10 at the funeral home, followed by burial in Windridge Memorial Park, Cary, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to McHenry County Youth Bowling Program, checks made payable to MCUSBC Youth.