Donald Jameson, Jr.
November 25, 1941 - December 25, 2013
JAMESON DONALD M. “DJ”, Jr. Passed away on Christmas night, following a seven year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). DJ was born in Pittsburgh on November 25, 1941, as the oldest child of Donald M. Jameson, Sr. “Jamo” and Evelyn Tschappat. He graduated from Edgewood High School, received his engineering mechanics degree from Penn State and his MBA from Duquesne University. DJ was married to his soulmate, Sandra Kay Daw on February 8, 1964. DJ spent his entire, and very successful, career working at U.S. Steel, first as an engineer with the American Bridge division, and ultimately retiring as the Tubular Products Manager. He was a renaissance man and had many passions, including painting, model railroading, golfing, woodworking, running, rooting for his Pittsburgh sports teams, biking, tai chi, vacationing in North Litchfield Beach, SC, and volunteer work (Meals on Wheels and Auberle). DJ is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 50 years, Sandy; along with his children, Hayley Jameson Napotnik of Wexford, PA (husband, Gary Napotnik) and D. Matthew Jameson III of Allison Park, PA (wife, Danelle Jameson); DJ is also survived by the six grandchildren he adored, Chloe, Trent, and Adam Napotnik, and Caitlin, Sarah and Declan Jameson; DJ is also survived by his sister, Lynn (husband, Ted Randall). He was preceded in death by his brother, Woody; and his sister, Jill. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to www.clearthoughtsfoundation.org, a charity founded by Hayley and Matt to raise money for drug discovery to cure dementia. Visitors will be received at DEVLIN FUNERAL HOME OF CRANBERRY, 2678 Rochester Rd., 724-772-8800, on Sunday, December 29, 2013 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. and again on Monday, December 30, 2013 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life service at 3:30 p.m.
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