Death date: Jul 29, 2020
On Wednesday, July 29,2020, Donald R. Kolpan, Brother, Loving and Devoted Husband, Beloved Father, Honored Grandfather, Brother in Law and friend to many, passed away at the age of 78. Donald was born on January 24,1942 in Bronx Read Obituary
Don always had a smile and would tell me a great joke. I loved his magic tricks also.
I had the honor of working with Don as his assistant manager in the laundry. I looked up to Don and viewed him as my mentor. I learned a lot from Don. I felt he was not only my supervisor but a good friend as well. He will be greatly missed.
He was a sweet man, always with a smile.
I meet Don & Linda by knowing one of their children, Meesha . Don was always polite, loving, giving, caring but what always stood out was how devoted he was to his family.
All family . He especially loved his grandchildren as much as his wife .
You will be missed .
You are loved.
Light and always, your friend James Irick
My heart will forever have a place for the sweetest man I’ve ever met. He is the first man in my life to have shown me what a fathers love feels like. The world has lost a beautiful soul! I love you and will forever be your jenzee 💜
No one saw this coming....
You were the epitome of what a father, husband and role model are supposed to be. They really broke the mold when you were born duck. When they say that old phrase "they only take the good ones" or "only the good die young" they are definitely talking about my daddy. You taught me how to balance my craziness (cause without him my whole world would just be crazy and no normal), to be an amazing parent, he was such a gentle soul with a peaceful grace about him. His quiet demeanor and loving manner helped to relieved the high stress of my world. It kills me that I can't just pick up the phone and call him. I am grateful for the fact that my children Linkin and Zaadin got 13&15 years to spend with you; learning from you, your jokes, tricks, stories....
You weren't supposed to leave yet, you're not done teaching my sons how to do stuff yet. I wasn't ready!! None of us were ready!! Why did you leave? Why now? My life is forever changed. If only you would have....
You were so stubborn, why couldn't you just go to the hospital? You said, and I quote "I will take my chances", well you took your chances and look.....
Hope you are resting easy and finally at peace. I will miss you daddy 💔, my children will miss their grandpa.
No one ever had a bad thing to say about my daddy. He was a saint. The gentlest soul you could ever meet, never raised his hands in anger, or his voice for that matter. I will always have the sweetest memories of the most amazing role model, father and person who ever lived. Thank you for teaching me how to be an amazing parent and balance out my crazy. I love you forever and always daddy. You will be missed. They definitely broke the mold when you were created Duck. Why you, why now? We will never let your memory die. Your grandchildren will carry on legacy, you might not be here physically but you will live on through your grandchildren and through us. We love you Daddy
