Sad News of "Donnie"

Sadly, amongst our vast array of friends, a dear friend of my parents was killed almost instantly in a car accident this past week. He ran off the road and down a hill into some trees. His family didn't find out he had died until they were immediately ushered into a family room when they arrived at the hospital. "Sandy", his wife, became hysterial, of course, when they were told he was already dead and then she wanted to see him. He wasn't hurt badly from the outside view. Just a little blood around the nose, really. Another friend said she threw herself up over him begging for him to come back to life and not die. She was crying and saying "But you promised we'd go out on our date tomorrow!! You promised! Please, wake up! Please, don't leave me! I love you! Please, Donnie, PLEASE!!!!" It was just heart-wrenching. Such raw trauma to go through : (
The family and friends have come from far and near to help get them all through these first days and weeks and some are even moving in with Sandy as she works through this. It's all so terrible.
Donnie was a Vietnam veteran who never really got away from all the terror of it. He was one of the ones that came away with quite severe post traumatic stress syndrome. :( He never would talk about it because it was much too painful.
Donnie was a good, hard-working man who loved his family. We had many cookouts and fun with their family. He was one of near a dozen kids that he was decently close to even all these years later. And from what I've been told he's probably in Heaven now.
Donnie leaves behind a wife of over 30 years, 3 step-children, and several grandchildren. Also many friends who will always remember him and his quiet, thoughtful nature.