Donald Everett Freud of Alpharetta, Ga., formerly of New Canaan, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 28 at the age of 88.
Donald Freud, 88, passed away June 28. His funeral will be on July 31.
Born Dec. 8, 1927 in New York City, he was the son of Everett H. and Hazel Freud.
Mr. Freud, a resident of Alpharetta and Johns Creek, Ga. for 15 years, also lived in New Canaan from 1965 to 2001 where he was involved in many volunteer organizations.
He belonged to and was active in Woodway Country Club, the New Canaan Senior Men’s Club and the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. In New Canaan he coached boys baseball and drove the GetAbout, providing transportation to the elderly.
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Mr. Freud graduated from Colgate University in 1951. During that time, he also served two years in the Marine Corps and two years in the Air Force, being stationed in the Azores. After returning from service, he completed his education at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
In 1955, he joined IBM where he served in many marketing and management positions for 37 years.
In 1956, he married Justine Shepherd. They lived in West Orange and Summit, N.J., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., New Canaan and Atlanta.
While in Atlanta, he served on the Membership Committee of the St. Ives Country Club, the Homeowners Board in St. Ives, the Session at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church and as a volunteer at the Emory Johns Creek Hospital.
In addition, he and his wife enjoyed attending the ASO, Fox Theatre, The Roswell Cultural Arts Center and various town arts and crafts shows.
Don was preceded in death by his brother Gerald Freud of Santa Barbara, Ca. Don leaves behind Justine, his beloved wife of 60 years, and their three children; Jeffrey of Alpharetta, Georgia; Kerry and her husband Jim of Alpharetta and their children Justine and Jillian; Timothy and his wife Andrea of Dover, Del. and their children, Andrew of Dover and Elizabeth of New York City; his sister Nancy Harring and her husband John of Severna Park, Md. and his sister-in-law Joyce Davidson of Santa Barbara, Ca., as well as many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 12:15 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, 3700 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096.
Contributions may be made in his name to Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.