Friday, April 22, 2022

IN MEMORY of Don Frederick Shefte - March 11, 1947 - April 18, 2022

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.


Eric Parkinson and Fred Shefte at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL market announcement of the MYFLIX multi-studio streaming service (May 2018)


Shefte in his Fayetteville, AR office - March 2019

Parkinson and Shefte are joined by former Paramount Home Video President ERIC DOCTOROW on the Sony Pictures Studios lot, April 2018.

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Eric Parkinson, Desiree Garnier and Fred Shefte at the post-screening reception for DAISY WINTERS, in New York City, Oct. 5, 2017.

Diana & Fred Shefte at the Cannes Film Festival, May 2018.