The Garden Island
Notice #: 0001419323-01
Funeral Notices

DONALD "DON" CARL MACHADO, SR.

Donald (Don) Carl Machado, Sr., 94, of Honolulu, Hawaii passed away May 20, 2023. Don was born on September 1928 to Carl Manuel Machado, longtime sportswriter for The Honolulu Star Bulletin and inductee in the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame for Baseball and Julia Fernandes Machado. With family roots in the islands for nearly 150 years, he was the first Notre Dame graduate from Hawaii. He went on to Georgetown Law, met and married Mary Elizabeth Teehan from Boston in San Francisco while stationed at the Presidio, and moved back to Honolulu to be with his family and continue his successful law career. At 85, he retired to spend time with his family, friends, and garden. He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years Mary Elizabeth (Teehan) Machado, brother Patrick Wayne Machado, son Donald Carl Machado Jr. and his wife Joyce Aldon Machado, daughter Mary Julie Machado-Schammel and her husband Richard Michael Schammel and grand-daughter Ashley Marie Schammel. A Celebration of Life will be held June 27th at 2:30 pm at Star of the Sea Parish Church located at 4470 Aliikoa Street in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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