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RICHARD R. DONAT ’63

RICHARD R. DONAT, the former general manager of Marshall Field & Co. in Chicago, died Oct. 29, 2014. He was 74. The grandson of A.E. Osborne of the class of 1896 and of Emma L. Reed of the class of 1899, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He began his career as a buyer with Marshall Field and later served as general manager for 14 years. Among those who survive are his wife, Charlotte B. Donat, four children, and two grandchildren.

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