Longtime Chevrolet dealer Donald "Don" McCue died peacefully at his St. Charles home on May 29. He was 76.
 
Born in Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1943, Mr. McCue graduated from the University of Notre Dame and worked in Michigan before buying his first Chevrolet dealership in Whitewater, Wisconsin, in 1974. He bought the franchise in St. Charles in 1980 and moved his family there.
 
Mr. McCue was extremely innovative in Chevrolet retailing approaches, and his dealership became one of the largest conversion van sellers in the nation during the 1980s and ’90s.
 
His local philanthropy efforts were legendary. Mr. McCue loved life on land and at sea. He spent winters in Naples, Florida, and was known to many as "The Captain."
 
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mary Ellen; a son, Timothy; a daughter. Meaghan; and five grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Donations appreciated to the American Diabetes Association.