Former Fair Havenite, Donald K. Mullins, of Atlantic Highlands, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 19, with his family by his side. He was 79.

He was born in Hoboken to the late Harold and Doris Mullins.  

“Donald enjoyed a successful career as a consultant in the garment industry for many years. He liked to golf, write editorials to the Asbury Park Press, and most of all, cherished spending time
with family and friends.”

Loved ones of Donald Mullins in his obituary

Donald is survived by: his loving wife of 48 years, Margaret “Peggy” Mullins; their two children, Alyson Gucciardo and her husband Rob, and Michael H.P. Mullins and his wife Eileen; four siblings, Harold Mullins (Mary Ellen), Michael Mullins, Patricia Piagessi (Ray) and Christine McCallion (Kevin); and four grandchildren, Taylor, Madison, R.J. and Emily.

There will be a visitation on Friday, Dec. 23, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Interment will be private, but a “hooley” is being planned for a future date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home

• Prosecutor: 18-Year-Old Found Guilty of 2022 Murder
• Retro ‘Ho, No!’ Santa Time
• Prosecutor: Former Middletown Cop Indicted on 22 Counts of Official Misconduct, Illegal Firearms and Drug Charges
• Remembering Fair Haven’s Garry Allers: A Lifetime of Relative Kindness Passed On
• Scene Around: Cooper Ley’s Gift of Art Given by His Sister