<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/donald-claxton.html" dsn="news"><item_date>03/28/2014 12:00:00 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>Donald</firstname><middlename>E.</middlename><maidenname/><lastname>Claxton</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'55</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Donald  Claxton</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>
    
      Donald E. Claxton (’55), Austin :: He served in the U.S. Navy before graduating from North Texas and later attended SMU law school. He worked in the insurance field for many years, including 25 years with Hartford Insurance Co. His daughter Rita Claxton Stringer (’84) also is a graduate of UNT.
    

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