Donald L Rosenberg

Donald Lee Rosenberg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 17, 1941. When Don was 6 the family moved to California where he was raised in Sunnyvale. He excelled in sports and academics, graduating from Sunnyvale High School in 1959 with a 4.0 GPA. He was awarded a ROTC scholarship to the University of Washington in Washington State. There he met his wife Jean Marie Pasin, they fell in love and were married for 61 years. Don graduated college, was commissioned in the Marine Corps and got married in Cle Elum, Washington all within one week. Don, "Rosie" as he was referred to throughout his military career, was stationed in Quantico, Virginia then Hawaii where Jean remained during his 13-month deployment to Vietnam. After Don's return from war, they were stationed in several other cities including Fort Sill, Oklahoma where their first daughter, Sheila M. Rosenberg was born in 1967. In 1973 while stationed in 29 Palms, California, their 2nd daughter, Karen Lee Rosenberg arrived and so did the puppies. Don and Jean bred and raised English Bulldogs. (Rumor has it they have more scrapbooks of the bulldogs than they do of the kids.) The family was stationed in Pensacola, Florida in 1978 where Major Don Rosenberg retired in 1983 from active duty after 20 years of faithful service. Ooh Rah, Semper Fi. Don eventually came out of retirement, received his Masters Degree from Chapman College, achieved accreditation as an enrolled agent with the Internal Revenue Service and built a successful tax consulting and preparation practice. Years later he retired for good and spent his time reading, golfing, listening to albums, smoking fine cigars and spending time with family. Don also enjoyed cooking and became the family's "Master Chef" creating all their wonderful daily meals. Don joined Temple Beth-El, a local Synagogue, where he was learning the Hebrew language and more of his Jewish culture. Don passed away suddenly, November 20, 2024 at home. He is survived by his wife Jean of 61 years, his brother Mark and sister-in-law Suzie, sister-in-law Barbara Pasin, 5 nieces and nephews, daughters Sheila and Karen, two granddaughters Megan and Emily and his great-grandson Miles. Visitation will be held at Faith Chapel Funeral Home located at 100 Beverly Parkway, Pensacola, Florida 32505 on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 10:00AM-12:00PM. We will then be escorted from Faith Chapel to Barrancas National Cemetery where Don will be laid to rest with full military honors at 1:00pm.

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Donald L Rosenberg

September 17, 1941 - November 20, 2024