August 14, 2013
Weafer, Donald F.
Donald Francis Weafer, 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Traditions of Dedham.
Donald was born in Boston on December 31, 1921, the son of John and Eva Lord Weafer. He was raised in Dorchester and graduated from English High School where he played shortstop on the baseball team, and Bentley College where he earned a degree in accounting. Don was always very proud of his service as a Navy Aviator in World War II, flying primarily DC3 transports and PBYs in the South Pacific. While stationed at Olathe Naval Station he met the love of his life, Eva Louise White. They were married on January 13, 1946, and he brought her home to New England where they built a rich and rewarding life. After being honorably discharged, he was hired by New England Telephone Company. Donald worked for NET&T and AT&T for the next thirty-eight years, rising through various managerial levels in New York and Boston before retiring as Comptroller in 1984. He also served as president of The Tax Executives Institute. In his retirement, he and his wife Louise became avid travelers, touring many parts of the world including Europe and China They vacationed many summers in Ocean Park, Maine where he remained the family’s best body surfer well into his seventies. Don also became an accomplished golfer in his later years, adding that sport to his lifelong devotion to the Red Sox and the Celtics. However, for all his accomplishments, he will be most remembered as the revered patriarch of a much loved family.
Family members include: a son, Donald Weafer Jr. and his wife, Catherine, of Brunswick, Maine; a daughter, Patricia Weafer of Millis; a grandson Richard Weafer and his wife, Heather, of Bath, Maine; a grandson Donald Weafer III and his wife, Sarah, of Waterford, Maine; a granddaughter Kimberly Weafer and her wife, Tiffany Willis, of Reading; a grandson, James Hart IV, of Millis; a granddaughter, Meghan Cranney and her husband, Gregory, of Auburn; and ten great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife, Louise, who died in 2009; his father and mother John and Eva Lord Weafer of Dorchester; a brother John and his wife Katherine of Dorchester, and a brother Edward and his wife Mary of Mattapan.
Visiting hours will be held Friday, Aug 16th from 5 to 8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street (Route 109), Westwood. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Don’s funeral Saturday at 10 ‘o clock at the funeral home followed by burial with military honors in New Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, MA. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to the Wounded Warrior Project; PO Box 758517; Topeka, KS 66675.
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Dear Family,
We are so sorry to hear of Uncle Don’s passing this morning. We loved Don and Aunt Louise so dearly! What a precious couple and what a beautiful legacy they have left each of you! When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure and your Dad was indeed a beautiful treasure! We will hold you close in thought and prayer during this time of sorrow. God Bless each of you!
Dear Family.
We were saddened to learn of Don’s passing. We have been friends with Don and Louise for many years going back to TEI days in Boston in the 1970’s. They were alot of fun to be around. Since moving to Cincinnati in 1981 we tried to see them every time we were back in Boston visiting our daughter and her family. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God give you comfort at this time.
Barbara and Larry Peck
Dear Family,
We were saddened to learn of Don’s passing. We have been friemds with Don and Louise for many years going back to TEI days in Boston in the 1970’s. They were such fun to be around. After moving to Cincinnati in 1981 we always tried to see them when we were back in the Boston area visiting our daughter and her family. Don and formerly Louise will be missed. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God be of comfort to you at this time.
Barbara and Larry Peck
I’m so sorry to hear about Don’s passing. [Linda Systrom sent me his obit on Monday]. I was always impressed by his knowledge, his firmness in his beliefs as well as his subtle sense of humor. Whenever Don and Mac Dixon (my Dad) got together in Sharon, Westwood, or Ocean Park…the 2 of ’em chuckled over everything.
Don Weafer was a remarkable man.
Gary Dixon