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Donald Don E. Chase, 86, of The Villages, passed away on September 1, 2021. He was surrounded by his loving wife Dorothy and their four children at Cornerstone Hospice in The Villages when the Lord took him to heaven.

Don was born in the West Pullman Park area of ​​Chicago on July 21, 1935 to John and Cecila Czajka. He attended Chicago Vocational HS where he wrote Varsity Football before graduating in 1953. Don loved the sport of football and played for the Chicago Hornets, a semi pro football team. Don served in the U.S. Army before marrying Dorothy Beemster in 1958. They lived in the suburbs of Chicago and raised 4 children. He is very involved in his children’s sports and coaches children’s baseball and football.

Don oversees the family Travel Agencies; Beemsters Travel and St. Charles Travel, for nearly 40 years before retiring to the Villages in 2001. As a travel agent he traveled all over the world but he was especially fond of cruising with his wife and friends. He went to work as a starter on the golf course for the Villages and continued working until earlier this year. Many will recognize him from his nearly 20 years of greetings and smiles at Hawkes Bay and Saddlebrook starter shacks.

Don loves to play golf and fish. He shared his love of fishing with his entire family. He also enjoys Fantasy Football and was named the league for The Villages in 2012. He is a regular golfer in the mens group Monday and Saturday Polo Ridge Runners. He is an active member of the Polo Ridge Club, the Polish American Club and the Chicagoland Club.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Chase; his Daughter Ann Rosenquist of Lake Zurich, IL, his three sons: Don of Palm Bay, FL, Ron of Summerfield, FL, Bob of Davenport, FL, his Sister, Arlene Borski of Las Vegas, NV, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

The celebration of life will be held at St. Marks the Evangelist Catholic Church in Summerfield Fl on a date yet to be determined.

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