Donald Fredrick Karlin

Donald Karlin
Sept. 23, 1946 - Jan 26, 2016
Donald Karlin, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, following a long battle with health issues. He is a former mechanic and shop foreman of "Smoak" Webb Chevrolet for over 20 years and a master mechanic for Desert Sports and Four Corners Harley Davidson for 17 years. Donald was also a skilled and talented, custom knife craftsman "Karlin Knives" and a member of the Knife Makers Guild. He was also a member of the local Hog chapter for 25 years.
Donald was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Karlin. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Corky Karlin. He is also survived by his father, Fred Karlin; stepmother, Leona Karlin; his brother, Bobby and Janice Karlin and children of Texas; sister, Betty and Johnny Cole and two children of New Mexico. Donald's children: his son, Mike and Tiffany Karlin and granddaughter, Cheyenne of Aztec, Craig and Lisa Karlin of Colorado Springs, Colo., and grandchildren, Ian, Jack, and Andrew; his daughter, Joy and Kenneth Clarke of Aztec, and grandchildren, Andrew, Danyal, Ben and great grandchildren, Nick and Liam Clarke; other children, Scott and Carrie Ackerson and grandchildren, Cierra, Colton and Chase, Ky., and Buffy and Chris Garrett and granddaughter, Sunny of Ky.
Donald attended and graduated from Aztec High School class of 1964. Donald was a loving husband, father and friend to a large number of people in the local community. His uncanny ability to troubleshoot and repair anything mechanical, especially the Harley Davidson Motorcycle community will sorely miss him and his extensive knowledge. His special gift to design and fabricate custom knives has been lost forever. Donald was an intricate and long-standing member of this community and will be sadly missed. A casual memorial service will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Angel Peak conference room at the TownePlace Suites, Marriott, 4200 Sierra Vista Drive in Farmington.
No flowers please, however donations to Four Corners Community Bank, under Don Karlin Medical Fund can be made to offset medical expenses, or a donation to the Don Karlin Memorial Fund for Farmington Police Department Motor Division at gofundme/dkarlinmemorial.
Don's care is entrusted to Alternative Choice Burial and Cremation, 804 N. Dustin Ave. in Farmington, 505-325-9611. Those who wish to express their condolences may do so at serenityandcompany.com.