James Donald " Coach Don" Haley, 88, of Bay City died September 13, 2005 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. He was born July 26, 1917 in Broad Ford, PA to the late Anthony J. & Bridget Grace Haley. Mr. Haley was a resident of Bay City since 1948 and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. He was a veteran of WW II serving in the US Army Air Force, a life member of Philip H. Parker VFW Post # 2438, a former member of the Bay City Rotary Club, a board member and chairman for several years of the Bay City Public Library, and was a life member of the Baylor Alumni Association. He received BS Degree in 1948 and his M S degree in 1951 from Baylor University. Mr. Haley coach base ball & football at Bay City High School from 1949 to 1972, and was head coach for 19 years. He retired from Bay City ISD in 1981 with 33 years of service.
Survivors include: his wife of 50 years: Evelyn McNabb Baker Haley of Bay City; son: Charles "Chuck" Baker & wife Fran of Bay City; sister: Eileen Haley Donovan of New Salem, PA; 2 grandchildren: Bryan McNabb Baker & wife Rhonda of Conroe, TX, and Gregory Wayne Baker of Matagorda, TX; 4 great grandchildren: Morgan, Mitchell, & Macey Baker all of Conroe, and Taylor Baker of Beaumont, MS and niece: Catherine Lawhorn Anderson & husband Carl of Matagorda, TX. He was preceded in death by his sister: Virginia Haley and His brothers: John Henry, Bob, & Raymond Haley.
Rosary will be 7:00 PM Thursday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, and the Funeral Mass will be 10:00 AM Friday, September 16, 2005, at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Interment will follow at Matagorda Cemetery. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City (979)245-4613.