Donald Philip Golos, 84, died Dec. 4, 2017.
Mr. Golos grew up in Geneva, New York. He graduated from Cornell University, where he played varsity lacrosse for four years, and then served in the Marines. He was a manager at John Hancock Life Insurance Company before becoming a real estate investor, selling land in the Vail/Corona de Tucson area. Mr. Golos was active in numerous civic and community projects around Tucson. He was a founder of the University of Arizona lacrosse team and the Desert Caucus. He was a member of the Tucson Convention Center commission and a charter member and ambassador of the Greater Tucson Economic Council. He was honored as the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Young Man of the Year in 1974 and served on the board of Temple Emanu-El.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Vanessa; children, Rex Golos of Tucson and Molly Allinger of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and sister, Sally Golos of Tucson.
