Don Wilen grew up in the state of New York. He was born in Brooklyn and later moved to Albany due to his father’s work. One memory from the summers during his childhood is how he learned how to swim thanks to the muddy bottomed pool they would swim in at the bungalow colony they spent some of their summer vacations at with family friends.
As a teenager who was very interested in chemistry, one of Don’s hobbies was making and setting off fireworks. He still maintains that hobby today.
A a young adult right out of high school Don is hired for a job with the state of New York planning earth and damns with no prior training, and he is very successful.
After college Don meets his wife of now 60 years, Elsa. They hit it off quickly and are engaged within months. But, Don says, she never really said yes to his proposal.
Don advances and develops in his career in electronics, towards the end of his career running his own successful business in the field. Through it all, he says, it is important to put family first, and he always tried to do so. Another piece of advice he gives is: like what you do and who you work with.
From a child growing up in the 40’s and early 50’s in Brooklyn and Albany, New York, going to double features at the movies with his siblings and then playing out the movie in their backyard, to a teenager, socially active, making his own fireworks in the basement, to a college student, having to deal with the death of his father during his first year, to a young husband and father, working and developing in his field, bringing up 3 self sufficient, smart and open minded children he loves and appreciates, to a grandfather and great grandfather who cherishes his family, keeps up with current events and holds a wide range of interests, here is the story of Don Wilen.
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