DuChene, Don age 83, passed away May 14, 2016. Don was born in Saint Paul, MN, June 21, 1932. He grew up on Bayard Ave. in Saint Paul, graduated from Cretin High School and attended the University of MN. While serving in the U.S. Army, he was stationed in Austria and Italy. After graduating from Brown Institute (E. Lake St., Mpls.), Don had a successful radio broadcasting career, initially on WSPT in Stevens Point, WI, and WONE in Dayton, OH. During the 1960s, Don was a popular radio personality in the Twin Cities, as one of the "Swinging Gentlemen" on KDWB (Channel 63) and then with his 4-8 pm shift on KSTP (Radio 15). In the early 1970s, Don DJ'd on KQRS and helped transform that station's format from MOR to rock 'n roll.Airchecks from Don's radio days can be heard on his You Tube channel, Don DuChene 1960s Radio. In 1973, Don and his family moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where he served as director of Brown Institute's Florida campus and taught radio/TV broadcasting and electronics. Preceded in death by his parents, Adolph and Bernice DuChene; brother, Eugene DuChene; and sister, Eleanor Wright. Don was the consummate family man and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Madelyn; children Brian (Dina), Tom (Sara) and Teresa Cassidy (Patrick) and cherished grandchildren: CJ, Patrick, Benjamin, Kara and Lukas. He is also survived by sister, Lorraine Schumacher; sister-in-law, Solange DuChene, and his extended family.