Donal Lee Hay

Donal Lee Hay passed away on June 6, 2024. He was born in Haysi, VA to Earl

and Toona Hay in 1933.

Donal is survived by his sons, Donald Lee (Lorraine) Hay and Michael (Mary

Badgett) Hay, his grandson, Paul Harold, and his sister, Ann Hay Counts. Donal

was preceded in death by his parents, wife Klara K. Hay, brothers Walker

Wilson “Jack” Hay and James Earl Hay, Jr., and sister Linda Gail Hay Hyson.

Donal retired as an Instructor and Staff Sergeant from the United States

Air Force, received his PhD from Texas A&M University, served his

Internship at the American Vocational Association in Washington, D.C., was

a professor at Arizona State University and Morehead State University, was

Dean of Instruction and Vice President at Texas State Technical Institute,

was the President of the American Vocational Association, and was Assistant

Academic Vice President at Cincinnati State Technical and Community

College. These were just a few of Donal’s many career and educational

experiences, before he retired.

No funeral services are planned at this time, but he will be remembered and

deeply missed by friends and his family.