Donald P. Dupont, 89, passed away on June 29, 2019. Don earned his accounting degree at Loras College in Dubuque, IA in 1951. After college graduation, he served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, and was stationed in Tokyo during the Korean Conflict. He continued to serve in the Reserve Corps on standby until 1960. When Don returned from the military, he accepted an accounting job with Arthur Andersen in Chicago. He began as an auditor in the Small Business Division of the firm's Home Office in Chicago from 1953 to 1969. He was then promoted to Managing Partner of the firm's Phoenix office from 1969 to 1982, where he directed a massive business expansion that tripled the size of the office staff from 75 to 225 employees. He finished his career at Andersen's World Headquarters in Chicago, where from 1982 until his retirement in 1990 he oversaw 85,000 world-wide employees as Managing Director of Personnel. Arthur Andersen became a significant contributor and recruiter at ASU's School of Accountancy. The school established a Don Dupont Faculty Excellence Award in Don’s honor. 

Don was one of nine Phoenix Civic Leaders who founded the Fiesta Bowl in 1971. He became Treasurer of the group, and his Andersen office got the Bowl its not-for-profit status and contributed all of the early accounting work. Against all odds, and with the help of U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell and the philanthropic promise to plow Bowl profits into the fight against substance abuse, the Fiesta Bowl group finally won NCAA approval. Don was Fiesta Bowl President in 1979-1980, and he invited the University of Arizona to make their first appearance in the Bowl. Coming up on its 50th Anniversary, the Fiesta Bowl is inarguably Arizona's most successful civic venture of the past half-century. It has hosted several National Championship Games, and, according to its website, the Fiesta Bowl has generated an estimated $2.75 billion for Arizona's economy over the past 12 years and it has contributed $12.5 million to charitable causes over the last 8 years. 

Don is survived by a sister, two daughters, two sons, two granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet, two sisters, three nieces and three nephews. Funeral services will be held on July 9, 2019 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 2001 St. Joseph Street, Dubuque, IA. A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Road, in Dubuque. Interment will be in Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, where there will be a flag presentation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Don's memory be made to the Loras Fund, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 or the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, 700 Locust Street Suite 195, Dubuque, IA 52001. (Source: Arizona Republic)