Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Ackerman, Don Eugene April 25, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald May 5, 2010
Don Eugene Ackerman, 76, of New York, N.Y., and Naples, Fla., died April 25, 
2010 at his home in New York City. 

A service will be held at West Point Military Academy on May 10, 2010 at 10 
a.m. in the Old Cadet Chapel located in the cemetery. Prayer and full military 
honors will follow at the gravesite.

Don was born Dec. 30, 1933 in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High 
School in 1952. He was educated at West Point Military Academy, a proud member 
of the class of 1956. During the Cold War he flew tactical nuclear weapons 
missions with the 492nd Squadron of the 48th Fighter Bomber Wing. 

He received his master’s degree from Harvard Business School in 1963 and while 
teaching economics at the United States Air Force Academy, he began his 
business career by developing an apartment building with his mother. 

During the Vietnam War, he served in the Pentagon. He resigned his commission 
as a major in 1967 and was hired by the venerable Venture Capital firm J.H. 
Whitney and Co., where he continued to repeatedly distinguish himself. 

After heading the National Venture Capital Association, he went on to have a 
very successful career as a private investigator. Don lived the great American 
dream but remained unchanged by success. He led by example, preferring that 
others take his place in the spotlight. Above all, he was a hard workingman 
with an unimpeachable moral character. 

He is survived by his wife, Jean; his brother, Jim; his daughter, Cheri; his 
sons, Michael and Steven, as well as seven grandchildren, all of whom deeply 
mourn his passing.


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