Richard Donald "Don" Minnigan

View Funeral Webcast MINNIGAN, Richard Donald “Don,” age 91, of Nashville, Tennessee, died peacefully on June 30, 2020. Don was born in the city of New York (Queens), New York on June 28, 1929. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Minnigan “Tom”; his mother, Wilhelmina (Koehler) Minnigan “Minnie”; his brothers, Thomas Lee Minnigan “Tom”; Joseph Woodrow Minnigan “Joe”; James Edward Minnigan “Jim;” and his sister, Jean Ann (Minnigan) Robbins “Jean”; his wife of 57 years, Sarah (Jordan) Minnigan “Sally”; his infant son, Richard Donald Minnigan, Jr.; and his grandson, Jordan Diedrich Minnigan. He is survived by two sons, Hal Jordan Minnigan, Brownsburg, IN, and David Winn Minnigan (Lisa), Brentwood, TN; his niece, The Reverend Sarah Winn Nichols, Pasadena, CA; five grandchildren, Bradley Mattox Minnigan (Jessie), Leigh (Minnigan) Valdes (Francisco), Ryan Winn Minnigan (Hannah), Sadie Diedrich Minnigan; two great grandchildren, Sierra Jade Valdes, and Julian Winn Minnigan. Don graduated from Bucknell University, Harrisburg, PA, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering before joining the United States Navy, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant J.G. While in the Navy, he met Sally Jordan, and they were married on March 20, 1954. After working in New York for a few years, Don, Sally and the children moved to Knoxville, TN, then Nashville, TN, where he worked for the Tennessee Department of Transportation for over 30 years. He was known to many as the guy who could build or fix anything, and he became friends with many of the people for whom he worked. He was a longtime communicant of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Franklin, TN. Due to the Covid-19 situation, there will not be any visitation. A family burial service will take place on July 3, 2020, at St. John’s Episcopal Churchyard at Ashwood, in Maury County. The family suggests that contributions be made to the Fannie Battle Day Home, or the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org). Notes of sympathy may be sent to oakesandnichols.com. OAKES & NICHOLS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, Columbia, TN (931)388-4711.