Don Black may have retired from the working world, but he doesn't stop when it comes to community service.
Black, 89, spends his days with Laguna Beach's homeless, providing them an ear and a shoulder to cry on through his generous spirit. His wife, Joan Trivett, said Don leaves the house at 6 or 7 a.m. most days and returns around 7 or 8 p.m. after meeting with fellow "citizens."
Black doesn't like the term "homeless," Trivett said. "It's not the most important fact about the person."
The Laguna Beach Interfaith Council awarded its first Compassionate Citizen honor to Black at its National Day of Prayer Breakfast on May 2 at Mission Hospital Laguna Beach.
Friends, family and city dignitaries, including Mayor Kelly Boyd and City Councilman Bob Whalen, were in attendance.
They watched a video about Black's service in which one former homeless woman called him "the pure encapsulation of kindness. He gives more than he has in him."