Mr. Olesen was born July 1, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Eilf Lie Olesen and Olga Bernasconi. He graduated from Massapequa High School and continued his education at SUNY in Cortland, New York.
He worked at RCA Records, then as Sales Executive for Columbia Custom Record Production, later president and partner of Multimedia Manufacturing: Hauppauge Records, Allied Digital from 1965—2000. He enjoyed playing golf and the NY Yankees.
He was actively involved with fundraising for: TJ Martell Foundation for Leukemia Research, Oyster Bay Boys & Girls Club and Received the Humanitarian Award from Parker Geriatrics as well recognition from the Hall of Fame of Massapequa High School.
Don’s survivors include his wife, Arlene, 3 married sons, Erik & Debra, Christopher & Nicole, Kyle & Danielle along with 7 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the Family is grateful for memorial donations in: Donald L. Olesen’s name to the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.com.
Memorial gathering will be held on March 16, 2018 from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm with memorial service to begin at 3:00 pm
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