Donald Phelps Gamble Jr

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died January 17, 2014 in Monterey, California; his wife of over 64 years, Marilyn S. Gamble, died three weeks earlier. He was predeceased by his parents, Donald P. Gamble Sr, and Edith Schibsby Gamble. He was raised in Minneapolis until the age of ten then spent the school year at Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated in 1941. He attended Williams college, was a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity and graduated in three years due to officer training program in preparation for military duty in WWII. He was a naval officer on a destroyer in the Pacific during WWII. After the war, he attended Stanford University receiving his MBA in 1948. While at Stanford, he met Marilyn Smith at a Moffet Field dance. They were married in June of 1949 in Seattle. They moved to 7 different small towns in the Midwest before settling in Wayzata, MN to raise their three children. Don joined the family business, working long hours to become a leader who helped build Pacific Gamble Robinson Company based in Minneapolis and Seattle. The company was founded in Minneapolis in 1894 and expanded to over 100 operations in several states and provinces of Canada. His younger brother, Doug, after finishing Peacock Academy, followed Don to Williams, Stanford, and into the family business. He is survived by his children, Kim Marriott (Harry Aldrich), Don Gamble, and Larry Gamble (Marigrace), and his six sweet grandchildren, Duncan Marriott (Stacie), Alex Marriott (Stephanie), Ben Marriott, Grace Gamble, Kimberly Gamble, and Nicolas Gamble. He is also survived by four great grandchildren, Trevor and Halie Marriott, and Simon and Marilyn Marriott.