Donald Ray Cox

Donald Ray "Bear" Cox, 65, a Wenatchee resident for over 50 years, passed away at his home in Wenatchee on Thursday, May 8, 2014. He was born on the 4th of July in 1948 to the late Everett and Betty (Grier) Cox. He was raised in Wenatchee and attended elementary, Orchard Middle School and Wenatchee High Schools. He graduated from Wenatchee High School at the age of 17, with the class of 1965. He entered the U.S. Army in January of 1967 and following basic training, he served at the Panama Canal until receiving his honorable discharge in January of 1973. He was an expert marksman with an M-14 Rifle. Upon receiving his honorable discharge, he returned to Wenatchee where he went to work at Betts Funeral Home. He was coaxed to California and entered the Police Academy program at Stockton. After his graduation, he became a Policeman for the Stockton Police Department. While working as a Policeman in Stockton, he met Nikole Corleone of Sacramento and he soon became a commuter to his job. They were married on March 24, 1994 at Lake Tahoe, California. They made their home together in Sacramento and he studied to become a Para Legal, while working as a Reserve Sheriff Deputy for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. He went to work in Sacramento as a Para Legal while working to continue on with his studies to become an attorney, when, he was injured in 1997. They moved to Wenatchee in 2001 to be nearer to his family. He was an avid supporter of the Fallen Police Officers Association, the Fallen Fire Fighters Association and the J.R.D.F. for Burn Victims. Donald especially enjoyed fishing and his kids. He is survived by his wife, Nikole Corleone-Cox, Wenatchee; one son and daughter-in-law, Andoni & Charlie Kastros, Fresno, CA; one daughter, Miach Corleone-Cox, Wenatchee; one brother and sister-in-law, Michael & Corrine Cox, Wenatchee; three sisters and two brother's-in-law, Vicki & Doug Harvey of Snohomish, Linda & Rick Martin and Patricia White all of Wenatchee; his adopted brother, David Marchand of Stockton, CA; niece, Katie Marchand, Stockton, CA and two grandchildren, Sarah and Evie Kastros, Fresno, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons, Darren Herrington and Raymond Corleone-Cox. A Remembrance Gathering will be held at a later date. You are invited to visit his tribute online at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Donald Ray Cox

July 4, 1948 - May 8, 2014