DOVER - Donald Lee Hawkins, 59, of Dover passed away on July 27, 2016, at home. Mr. Hawkins had formerly worked in the print department of the Delaware State News. He enjoyed fishing, going to the beach and NASCAR. Mr. Hawkins was a Disney fan and enjoyed going to amusement parks. Mr. Hawkins is survived by his wife of 33 years, Deborah June (Ward) Hawkins; three children, Amber Lynn Cacace, and her husband, Philip Stoerger of Rockledge, Fla., Christopher Allen Ward of Dover, and Kerri Elizabeth Brooke, and her husband, Daniel, of Dover; his mother, Mildred Hawkins of Lapeer, Mich.; two sisters, Yvonne Kalbfleisch, and her husband, Ed, of Brown City, Mich., and Susan Kirback, and her husband, Jon, of Lapeer, Mich.; two brothers, James Hawkins, and his significant other, Dawn, of Columbia, Tenn., and Ray Hawkins, and his wife, Lavonya, of Greenville, Ala.; his mother-in-law, Geraldine C. Ward of Preston, Md.; and his brother-in-law, James E. Ward, II of Preston, Md.; three grandchildren, Giuseppe Cacace of Rockledge, Fla., Wyatt Smallwood of Rockledge, Fla., and Blake Brooke of Dover; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members. Also his Shih Tzu, Sammie. He was preceded in death by his father, James Hawkins; and his sister, Cherri Wilson. A Celebration of Life will be 3 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, DE 19934, where there will be a viewing from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday. Friends are welcome to gather at Camden-Wyoming Fire Hall, 200 E. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934, immediately following the service. Burial will be private. Online condolences may be made via www.pippinfuneralhome.com. guestbook>