Donald M. Halsted Jr.

HALSTED Donald M. Halsted Jr., age 80 of Bonita Springs, Fla., died Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Joanne's House at Hope Hospice. He was born in Montclaire, N.J. in 1927, the son of Donald M. and Barbara (nee Harris) Halsted. He moved to Washington, Conn. when he was 13 and attended the Gunnery School in Washington through his sophomore year. He attended Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J. his junior and senior year. He enlisted in the Air Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944, was called to active duty in 1945 and served on Guam with the 20th Air Force until December 1946. Upon discharge, he attended Princeton University and enlisted in the ROTC program, receiving a commission as a 2nd LT., Field Artillery, U.S. Army Reserve in 1957. He received his AB in Economics from Princeton in 1950 and joined the Lehigh Portland Cement Company in Allentown, Pa. as a sales trainee and served in various sales positions. In 1961, he joined the Atlantic Cement Company, New York, N.Y. as assistant vice president of marketing. Subsequently, he became vice president general sales manager, then vice president marketing and in 1967, president, CEO and director and served in this capacity until 1979. He then joined Lone Star Industries as president and chief operating officer. He retired in 1984. Mr. Halsted served on the boards of the following companies: The Hydraulic Company of Bridgeport, (subsequently Aquarion) from 1975 to 1999, Bancroft Convertible Fund of Morristown, N.J. from 1970 to 2006, Ellsworth Growth and Convertible Fund of Morristown, N.J. from 1986 to 2006, Foote Mineral Company of New York, N.Y. from 1975 to 1978 and the Donald M. Halsted Company, Inc. of Jersey City, N.J. from 1963 to 1983. During his lifetime, he worked in Allentown, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., Washington, DC, Baltimore, Md., New York, N.Y., Stamford and Greenwich and was a resident of New Canaan and Easton until he moved to Bonita Springs in 1997. He married Joan Wisegarver in 1999. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and thoroughly enjoyed his memberships in the Aspetuck Fish and Game Club and Connecticut Golf Club in Easton, Putatuck Hunt and Fish Club and Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, the New Canaan Country Club and the Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Harvey Halsted in 1996; and his daughter, Dana in 1968. He is survived by his wife, Joan; son, Donald M. (Gina) Halsted III of Lincoln, Mass.; daughter, Amy M. Halsted of Troutville, Va.; stepson, Kevin L. (Joan) Edwards of St. Charles, Mo.; stepdaughter, Cynthia J. (Scott) Tuttle of Sylvania, Ohio; grandchildren, Christopher and Jason Halsted, Molly Edwards and Sarah and Olivia Tuttle; and his sister, Marilla (Edward) Ives of Litchfield. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 3 p.m. in Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home, 28300 Tamiami Trail S., Bonita Springs. Memorial contributions may be made to Joanne's House at Hope Hospice, 27200 Imperial Pkwy., Bonita Springs, FL 34135, Caf of Life, P.O. Box 367794, Bonita Springs, FL 34136 or to the charity of one's choice.