Donald Wayne Pace, born Feb 10, 1939 in Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Oct 1, 2019, after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He had 80 amazing, big hearted, fun filled years with his family and friends.
He was a graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, KY. Shortly after high school he started working for Cravens and Cravens where Dennis Craves taught him the construction business and much more as a father figure. He became a general contractor and owned his own construction company “Pace Construction”. He officiated high school basketball, baseball, softball and college OVC football. He moved to Florida in 1983 to work for Cardinal Industry. However, he remained a die-hard UK Wildcat fan. He went on to start his own business in Merritt Island, where he traveled and built affordable housing in Texas He enjoyed bowling and he lived to play golf at Timucuan Country Club, where he was a very active member. He served as President of the golf club for one year, served as Chairman of many golf tournaments, and was Captain of a winning Ryder Cup team. He also coordinated weekly poker nights and tournaments. He said these were some of the best times of his life!
He is survived by his loving wife Carolyn Pace of 60 years, his daughter’s Dr. Beven Livingston, Angie Mudd, and Tonya Murphy. Son-in-laws Donald Livingston and Greg Mudd. His sisters Juanita Warren, Joyce Coleman, sister in law, Betty Gabehart, and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
He adored his six grandchildren Logan Mudd, Madison Murphy, Aiden Livingston, Maeghan Murphy, Kaelen Livingston, and Kyle Livingston. They loved their “Papa” dearly.
A celebration of his life will be held on Oct 7, 2019 at 11:00am at the below funeral home. In honor of his love for golf and the UK Wildcats, we encourage attendees to wear Kentucky Blue and White and golf shirts if you already own that, if not just come comfortable as that is the way he would want. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting memorial contributions be made to the following organizations: The Alzheimer's Association, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and The AdventHealth Foundation Central Florida.
Baldwin Fairchild Oaklawn
5000 Co Rd 46A
Sanford, FL 32771
