Donald Lapre, 47, passed on October 2, 2011. Don was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 19, 1964, and moved to Phoenix, Arizona, with his family at 7 years old. He attended Sunnyslope High School and worked as a manager at Gemco at 18 years of age. He met and married his wife of 23years Sally Redondo and they had two beautiful children together. Don’s kids were his pride and joy. He was the best father anyone could ever ask for. Don was a born entrepreneur and was self-employed starting as a painter at 19 years old and from there went on to produce and be a part of many infomercials. He was nicknamed “King of Infomercials”. Don loved the ocean but his greatest love was doing for others. He was the most generous man in the world. To know don was to love him. We will forever miss his warm smile and loving heart. We will also miss his greeting of “Wazz up!!!”
He is survived by his wife Sally, son “Bear” Lapre, daughter Tori Lapre, two brothers Mike and Brian Lapre, sisters Debbie Rozzell and Michelle Milburn and parents Wilfred and Shirley Lapre. Funeral services will be on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 11:00 am at Bethany Community Church, 6240 S. Price Rd., Tempe, AZ. Burial will be at Green Acres Cemetery, 401 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ following the funeral services.
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