We regret to advise of the death of Joseph Paul Donat “Don” Lalonde in Calgary, AB on 27 September 2006 at the age of 92 years.

Donat was born in the French-speaking village of St. Brieux, SK.  He was a WW II veteran who served overseas with the Royal Canadian Engineers from 1942 – 1946.  After demobilisation, he worked at various jobs until in 1963, he started moving trailers for ATCO; a job he did for more than twenty years. Don retired from ATCO in 1986 and bought a pickup truck and kept busy by doing odd jobs, especially working in the bush.

A Service will be held at Mountain View Funeral Home on 2October at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place at the Field of Honour, Mountain View Memorial Gardens.  Donations may be made to the Carewest Colonel Belcher, c/o Calgary Health Trust, 800 - 11012 Macleod Trail S.E., Calgary.