Don Schafer was born and raised in New York City (Bronx). He joined the navy at age 17. Don was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and loved the area. He has been married to wife, Lola, for 51 years. They have two sons, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Don is a certified CPR/FA Instructor and Instructor trailer - WA State Fire Instructor 1. He is a retired emergency Medical Technician. He retired as Lt. Medical services officer from the fire department. Don also served 25 years as a volunteer on the Enumclaw Fire Department. He has been past president of the Enumclaw Jaycees and past president of the Enumclaw Volunteer Firefighters Association.
My job experiences let me to be interested in volunteering for Honor My Wishes. As part of my job, most times I arrived at homes during emergencies. Many families had no knowledge of the patient's wishes and had had no discussions about end of life issues. That makes an emergency situation even more stressful. I try to help people fill out their Honor My wishes guidebooks and understand why doing so is important. I am a facilitator for Honor My Wishes and a Board member. Most recently I helped create the new Honor My Wishes web site and am working on an Honor My Wishes Facebook page.