Donald Lee Dubie

Donald Lee Dubie, 65, of Bonfield, passed away peacefully into the arms of his Savior and God on February 7, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 11 AM until the time of services at 1 PM at Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, Kankakee, IL. Inurnment will follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL. All are invited to a time of fellowship at the Bonfield Lions Hall following the inurnment. He was born June 19, 1950, in Kankakee to Charles Arwin and Martha Mae Burch Dubie. He attended Kankakee High School leaving to enlist in the United States Marine Corp (Camp Pendelton, CA) on June 19, 1967. He proudly served in the Vietnam War as part of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (The Walking Dead) from 1968-1969. He was a founding charter member of Kankakee County Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, was a lifetime member of the American Legion, The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. He was part of the committee that organized the construction of the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Springfield, IL. Starting March 4, 1983, he participated with a contingent of other Illinois Vietnam Veterans in a battle of public pressure in a week-long, round-the-clock vigil on the soggy grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to bring attention that America still needed a final accounting of US servicemen still MIA or held prisoner in Indochina. He was a proud participant of the Welcome Home parade for Vietnam Veterans on June 13, 1986 in Chicago, IL. He had been employed by Bradley Roper, Allis Chalmers, Chicago Bridge & Iron, and American Spring Wire, as well as owner of D&D Construction. Mr. Dubie was an avid camper and hunter but especially loved fishing. He enjoyed many leisurely hours fishing with friends and family on the Kankakee River and at his sanctuary known as South Wilmington Sportsmen’s Club in Essex, IL. He was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church of Bonfield. Mr. Dubie is survived by his wife, Vicky Diane Ravens, whom he married on July 16, 1977 at the American Legion in Bradley, IL. He is also survived by one brother, Charles Irwin Dubie (Ann Cusick) of Manteno; half-brother Dale (Ann) Meyer and half-sister, Judy (Richard) Beherens, both of Eagle River, WI; Brothers-in-law – David Ravens (Marge Lang) of Bradley and Paul (Tonya) Ravens of Sullivan, IL; sister-in-law Cindy Baker (Larry Horrell) of Bradley, IL and many beloved nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great nieces. Besides his parents, Mr. Dubie was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Mary Dubie and half-brothers Billy Bruce and William Bruce and half-sister, Sandra Jean Lee. Memorials may be made to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Kankakee County - www.k3countyvac.com/, Hospice of Kankakee Valley - hkvcares.og, or the Kankakee Area Salvation Army - www.salvationarmy.org/ He will be sadly missed by all, and fishing will never be the same without “CatfishD”.

Donald Lee Dubie

June 19, 1950 - February 7, 2016