Dublin Vice Mayor Don Biddle passed away Wednesday following a brief illness, the city has announced. He was 80. A public service honoring his life will be held Thursday morning at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Dublin.
“Don is in a class by himself,” said Mayor David Haubert. “He was an incredibly kind and giving person and served this community with distinction and integrity, not only as a member of the City Council but in so many ways that it is difficult to enumerate.”
Councilmember Melissa Hernandez called him “the epitome of a dedicated public servant.”
Biddle had served on the city council since 2008. Prior to that, he was a Trustee on the Dublin School Board and a member of the Dublin Planning Commission. He was an engineer by trade for many years, having worked for the Bechtel Corp. for three decades before his career in public service.
Other community organizations Biddle belonged to or chaired include the Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE), the Tri-Valley unit of the American Cancer Society and Tri-Valley YMCA, Dublin Integrity in Action, the Dublin Sister City Association, Habitat for Humanity in Lafayette, Indiana, the Dublin Historical Preservation Society, and Dublin Rotary. A list of some of Biddle’s accomplishments, as provided by the city, are available here.
Biddle is survived by his wife, Donnamarie, his two daughters, and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Bruce. Dublin’s city manager’s office is accepting mailed or dropped off condolences for the family.
Read more about the life and legacy of Don Biddle here.