Donald Beach Locklin, 55, died Sept. 29, 2011, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach.
He was born in Long Branch, N.J., and moved to Vero Beach in 1975 from Little Silver, N.J.
Most recently, he was a part-time resident of Vero, coming from Ghent, N.Y.
While living in Vero Beach he worked at Indian River Memorial Hospital and at the Mecca Nursing Home.
He graduated from Atlantic High School in Boynton Beach.
Survivors include his mother, Susan Beach Locklin Manson, of Vero Beach; brother, Bill Manson; sister, Dana Powers, of Ridgefield, Conn.; and companion of 20 years, Gloria Lavinsky, of Ghent, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his father, Chester B. Locklin Jr.; and grandparents, Ella A. and Donald Beach and Lillian and Chester B. Locklin Sr.
Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Services: A private memorial service will be at a later date.
Interment will be in Crestlawn Cemetery in Vero Beach.
Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach.
An online guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
