- Date Of Birth: February 15, 1945
- Date Of Death: January 2, 2018
- State: Virginia
Don “Splash” Halcombe (Age 72) of Manassas, Virginia, passed away peacefully in his home on January 2, 2018, after a long illness. He was predeceased by his parents, James and Dorothy, brothers Pete, Lefty, Richie and David, sisters Pat, Emma Jean and Marti. He is survived by his beloved wife Ginny; his sons Don, Jr. and Dustin, his daughter-in-law Michelle and cherished granddaughter Hadley Grace, along with his sister Anne and brother Charles. Don was born February 15, 1945 in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Anacostia High School in 1963, he worked for the D.C. Highway Department. He joined the US Army in 1964, serving in South Korea for two of his three years of service. At the end of his service, he returned to the DC Highway Department and worked there until November 1969. In the 70s, he worked for several Washington-area liquor stores, including Pat’s Tik Tok and Esquire Liquors. During that same time, he poured his passion for music into a budding career as a musician. He formed the DC Magnatones, a popular doo-wop band known for its “blue-eyed soul.” In 1971, he left the Magnatones and joined The NoWhere Men. He left The NoWhere Men in 1972 and later formed The Second Coming. In the 2000s, Don performed with The Kingsley Winter Band and performed in local coffee shops; he re-formed The NoWhere Men in 2009. In 1973 he worked at Pohanka Oldsmobile, where his job fixing water leaks earned him a nickname that would follow him through the rest of his life: “Splash.
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