Don first appeared in Salem in 1971, perDeadline.
Meanwhile, Don also moved on to Marlena.
Don and Marlena fell quickly for each other and began dating.

However, Don and Marlena’s story doesn’t have a happy ending.
The baby was born prematurely and suffered some health issues.
Don and Marlena’s marriage was never the same after the death of little DJ.

The couple were completely heartbroken and dealt with their grief in very different ways.
The pair eventually started having feelings for one another and began to have an affair.
When Marlena found out that Don had cheated on her, she filed for divorce.

The marriage never recovered from little DJ’s death, and the couple went their separate ways.
After their divorce,Don and Marlenaremained good friends, perSoap Hub.
She later married John Black and gave birth to a daughter named Belle.
Meanwhile, Don went on to date Maggie Horton (Suzanne Rogers).
However, that relationship didn’t make it to the finish line.
Sadly, the character ofDon was later written off of the sudserin a very strange way, perSoaps.