Don Philip Weatherwax left his earthly home on November 23, 2020. He was born on April 5, 1951 and spent most of his life in Newport News, VA, where he grew up and lived.

Don was a loving and devoted son and brother. He was proceeded in death by his parents Jane Josephine Perry Weatherwax and Philip Ellsworth Weatherwax. He is survived by his older sister Ann G. Weatherwax and her husband Timothy M. Britt of West Jefferson, NC, and his younger brother Thomas "Tom" W. Weatherwax of Newport News, VA.

Don graduated from Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News in 1970. During his high school years he was active in Hidenwood Presbyterian Church and the Boy Scouts where he was inducted into The Order of the Arrow. He began hunting ducks and trapping muskrats in high school. In the summers he sailed and took family trips to the west coast and Canada as well as visiting both the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair and the 1967 Montreal World's Fair.

Don attended Wingate College in Wingate, NC, earning an AA degree. He then attended Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, NC.

He then worked for his Uncle Woody in Poughkeepsie, NY doing fine finishing work on his boat while working in his uncle's printing business. He returned to Newport News and worked for many years as a darkroom cameraman in a local print shop. In his mid to later years he worked as a general contractor and a professional painter.

He was a very kind and generous person with many friends. He helped to care very lovingly for his parents as they faced illness and the decline of their health. Don continued to find great pleasure in hunting and fishing. He particularly enjoyed bow and black powder season. He had been looking forward to hunting over Thanksgiving. Don will be greatly missed buy all who knew him.

The family will receive friends on Monday, December 7, 2020 at W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home from 3-4:00 PM.