Don Frederick Shefte
March 11, 1947 – April 18, 2022
Don “Fred” Shefte, former
President of Hannover House, Inc., passed away peacefully on Monday, April 18,
2022 at a hospital in Springdale, Arkansas. Shefte had been battling health
issues for the past four years, stemming from an ever-worsening lung ailment.
Shefte obtained his law degree
from Vanderbilt University and worked as a military JAG officer before practicing
law in Southern California - working his way to partner status at the prestigious
Seltzer-Caplan firm in San Diego. Shefte
relocated to Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1998, working as an independent supplier
for Walmart Stores, Inc. He accepted the position of V.P. Treasury officer at
the Bank of Fayetteville in 2002. In
April of 2006, he accepted the position of President of Hannover House, Inc. –
a multi-faceted entertainment distribution company – which post he held until
March of 2021 when he retired due to health issues.
He is survived by his ex-wife,
Diana Shefte and son, David Shefte, daughter Alison Mitchell and four grandchildren.
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