It is with heavy hearts that the family of Donald Eisen, 66, of The Villages, announces his passing on Friday, May 31, 2019.
Don was born December 22, 1952 in Baltimore, MD and had been a resident of Florida, New Jersey, and Nevada before moving back to Florida in 2018 to spend time with his family and return to his passion of golfing. Don proudly graduated from the University of Michigan in 1974 and worked in the furniture industry before his drive to help others led him to a ten-year teaching and coaching career.
Don will be remembered for his work ethic, “this is the most important market ever!” (every year, every furniture market), amazing and twisted sense of humor, desire to bring joy to others, celebration of every occasion (specifically birthdays to the utmost), love for dining at both the top notch and the semi scary dive joints, addiction to appetizers and cruising, love for his dogs, love for all things Disney, singing the Snoopy theme song, three card poker and craps. He was “M Go Blue” through and through and an avid Orioles fan, no matter the wins or losses.
Most importantly, he will be remembered for being the world’s best husband and father. He was fiercely loyal, loving and committed to his family. There was never a family event, game, play, art show or activity that was missed, no matter the reason or schedule. He will forever guide us to be the best version of ourselves and will take care of each other. Just like his father was his hero and guiding force, he will always be ours.
Don is survived by his wife of 35 years Jerrilyn; 3 daughters; Hilary, Stacey (Kirk), Jodi; 2 grandchildren; Kira and Brandon, sister, Joanne and sister in-law, BC.
There will be a Celebration of Life held at 2:00pm on Sunday, June 2nd at Temple Shalom of Central Florida located at 13563 County Road 101, Oxford, FL 33484. In lieu of flowers we respectfully request donations be made in his honor either to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.com or The Animal Foundation (where they adopted their beloved Sunday).
