DONALD JOSEPH CAPUTO

Caputo, Donald Joseph

10/19/1946 to 12/27/2012

Donald Joseph Caputo died on December 27 2012 at the age of 66, surrounded by his family. Born in North Conway, New Hampshire the son of Joseph and Margaret Caputo, he spent his youth in New Hampshire until the age of 5, and after he moved with his parents to Monrovia California. As a star football player for Monrovia High school, Don is still remembered today by friends and family for his talent on the field. After high school Don left for the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. When returning from the service in 1967 he married Patricia Pritchard whom he met in High school and had two sons. In the early 1970's Don settled in Laguna Beach where he formed Laguna Construction Company (LCC) and benefited by the growth of Orange County. When the economy took a downturn in the late 1980's Don headed to Sun Valley, Idaho where he resided for 12 years. As Sun Valley became more populated he moved to a little more secluded location called McCall, Idaho. After one visit he never left McCall and this is where he wanted to spend the rest of his life with family and friends. Mr. Caputo will be remembered for his great stories, joking mannerism and famous cooking. He is survived by his two sons, Paul Caputo and wife Laura with granddaughters, Chelsea, Carli and Cate, Craig Caputo; his brothers, Pete, Tony, Joseph and David Caputo; sister, Meleia; along with his father of 93 years, Joe Caputo Sr.