Donald F. Quatacker passed away at the age of 73 on March 24th, 2024, in Kyle, Texas, after cancer’s win over his body but not his spirit.  

Don was born on September 20, 1950, in Long Beach, California, but he and his family have called Texas, California, North Carolina, and Arizona their home over the years.  
In the later years, Don and his wife Sue enjoyed the RV lifestyle. They traveled the country while based out of Yuma, Arizona, where they were close to their community.  
They shared a love of horses, dogs (especially Yorkies), NASCAR, and country music.    

After graduation from high school in Whitesboro, Texas, Don worked in various industries before landing a job at GTE “climbing telephone poles,” as he put it.  
He successfully moved up corporate ranks at GTE over 25 years in Texas, California, and Venezuela.  Later, Don transitioned to Quick Eagle and finally Omnitracs.  

He excelled as a leader of channel sales teams in the telecommunications and technology sectors and formed cherished work-relationships with many friends.  
Between corporate gigs, Don and Sue also enjoyed successfully owning and operating “The Sandlot” and had many good memories serving local patrons from Whitesboro, Collinsville, Lake Kiowa, and surrounding areas.  

Don and Sue loved their time on the lake enjoying water sports with family.  They also created many fond memories training and showing miniature horses with their granddaughter Destry, who gained national acclaim at youth competitions. After Sue’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Don was her loving and dedicated caregiver. 

Don was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Betty Quatacker, wife Sue Quatacker, and grandson Miles Bartek.  

Don is survived by stepson Raymond “Skip” Bartek, Jr., stepdaughter Amy Bynum, and son Jeremy Quatacker.  

“Papa” is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Destry Quatacker who Don and Sue adopted and raised as their own during much of her childhood, Sydney Bartek, Monica Cozadd, Owen Tippett, Stella Quatacker, and Lila Quatacker.  

Don was loyal and trustworthy and respected these qualities in others.  While Don had a dedicated side, he also knew how to have fun.  He often ended his work-trip expense reports, to the chagrin of his bosses, with “… and a good time was had by all.”  

The family will have a private celebration of life and we are proud Don, like Sue before him, donated his earthly body to science research.  Please consider donations in his memory to Science Care, your favorite cancer research organization, or minisandfriends.org.