Don Chiodo Memorial Fund

My name is Matt Columbus and I am Don’s son in law married to his oldest daughter Samantha. For those of you who don’t know, Don passed away tragically on December 4th 2019.

During the days, weeks, and months after his passing the family came to realize the immense impact that Don had on so many people thanks to hundreds of people reaching out to share their stories about Don. Those stories were a light in a very dark time for the family and opened our eyes to all of the people Don had an impact on during his life. 

For those of you who don’t know, Don loved everything CMU especially CMU athletics. Don was “The Voice of the Chippewas” for over a decade, calling the play by play for men’s football and basketball. Calling those games was his true passion in life. In the few years I knew him, I remember countless Thanksgivings and Christmas’ that he would either show up late to or leave early from so that he could make it back to travel with the teams to their games. 

Since Don’s passing I have been contemplating away to memorialize Don in a way that would honor his memory and his passion. I was lucky enough to get in contact with the CMU athletic department and have asked them to name the broadcast booth at the stadium in Don’s name. This fundraiser is dedicated to raising those funds in order to memorialize Don and his love for CMU broadcasting and athletics  

Fire up Forever #D1C