Donald Heaton 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Donald Heaton age 63, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, following a short illness.  

He was born on March 4, 1959, in Amsterdam, NY the son of the late Donald E. Heaton and Barbara Ann Stangle.

Donald worked at TRIP in the Troy area doing home repair for the elderly and disabled, The Housing Authority in Saratoga Springs, NY and for Burns Management as a property manager.

Donald was a loving,  compassionate man with a good heart who loved to help others. He loved his friends and to travel around with them to shows and hanging out with those of like minds and interests. He was an avid concert goer of Classic Rock, Reggae, Jam Band and all other forms of music.  Now he has returned to jamming in the name of the Lord with arms reaching thru the clouds of purple Haze and ascended the stairway to heaven.  

Donald is survived by his friends and caregivers, Lisa Marshall and Nancy Engastrom; sisters, Laurie Lawton (Paul) and Mary Jo Schrader (Alan), many uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces; one great nephew and one great-great nephew, and many many friends. 

He is preceded in death by his brother, Jeffrey Heaton.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Saratoga, 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. A gathering will be held at the Strike Zone, 32 Ballston Ave, Saratoga Springs, immediately following the service.  

Arrangements are under the direction of Compassionate Funeral Care, Inc, 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs.

For online condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com