Donald M. Taulbee, 70, of Sheridan Township and formerly of Dearborn, passed away August 26, 2021 at his home with family by his side under hospice care.

He was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Mark and Connie (Fox) Taulbee on April 17, 1951.

Don married the love of his life, Debra Pearl, on April 24, 1975 at the First United Methodist Church in Dearborn, Michigan.  They raised two beautiful children together.

Don worked as a software developer at Cimlinc for many years then moved on to Thumb Tool & Engineering in 1996 until he retired in June 2018.

He enjoyed traveling with his wife, hiking, RV-ing, photography, rock hunting (particularly in Utah) and playing with his four grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Debbie Taulbee of Bad Axe; his children: LT. Michael Taulbee and his wife, Trish, of Ridgecrest, California and Carolyn Anderson and her husband, Brian, of Grosse Pointe Woods; and his grandchildren: Isla and Isaac Taulbee and Charlotte and Kellan Anderson.  Don is also survived by his brother, Bob Fox (Tony Watson) of Louisville, Kentucky; his sisters" Susan (Patrick) Arko of Canton, Georgia, and Debbie (Martin) Boen of Atkins, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Donna (Tom) Olinzock of Taylor, Michigan; along with many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members.

Don was preceded in death by his mother, Connie Fox, father, Mark Taulbee, brother, Ken Taulbee and step-father, Robert Fox.

Per his wishes, cremation has taken place at Sunset Valley Crematory in Bay City, Michigan.  A memorial service will be held in the spring.

Memorials may be offered to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation ( https://t2t.org/ ) or to Heartland Hospice.