Donald Albert Swenson

Donald Albert Swenson, 83, passed away in Cheyenne, WY on October 3, 2015. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. Online tributes to the family can be sent to www.wrcfuneral.com . Donald was born to August and Elsie Alice Swanson on March 18, 1932 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, however was raised in Monroe. He graduated from Bassick High School in CT, and went to further his education in Tennessee. He married Hilda Iris Rios in Caguas, Puerto Rico on November 25, 1965. Donald was a devoted husband and father, member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, loved the outdoors, and was an animal and classical music enthusiast.
He is survived by his loving wife; Hilda Iris; son Donald Albert (Shannon) Swenson Jr; Daughter Kimet Pamela (David) Flores Roman; Brothers, Phillip Charles Swanson and Richard Allan Swenson, 3 granddaughters, Heather Mariah Stevens, Mikalya Renee Fleming, and India Rayn Starr Swenson, and 1 great-granddaughter; Rosalie Marie Stevens. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Robert Henry Swanson. Donald’s remains will be brought back to Puerto Rico and a future burial will be in Oxford, CT.