DePerro, who died unexpectedly Saturday at age 66, helped rebuild the business advocacy organization and forged new partnerships in the community.

DePerro, who died unexpectedly Saturday at age 66, helped rebuild the business advocacy organization and forged new partnerships in the community.

Don DePerro, the former president and CEO of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, has died. He was 66. The Columbus Chamber of Commerce confirmed DePerro’s death to 10TV on Sunday.

Don DePerro, the recently retired president and CEO of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, has died, The Dispatch has confirmed.

How Don DePerro helped revitalize the Columbus Chamber or Commerce DePerro, who died unexpectedly Jan. 11, helped rebuild the business advocacy organization and forged new partnerships in the ...

DePerro, who died unexpectedly Saturday at age 66, helped rebuild the business advocacy organization and forged new partnerships in the community.

As a teenager in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, Don DePerro acquired an unusual nickname. “I would shake hands with everybody, and they started calling me ‘Chamber of Commerce,’” said DePerro, a ...