Don Topar

PATHH Guide

Donny grew up in Tucson, AZ and after graduating from Tucson High Magnet School in 2003, he joined the Army as an Infantryman and was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 2005. After proudly serving our country, he was employed by the Oro Valley Police Department. During Donny’s career he was able to show his passion for helping and teaching others. He became a Field Training Officer, and an instructor in several areas to include Firearms, Rifles, and active-attackers (active shooter) among others.

Going through struggles and loss, both professionally and personally, Donny decided to move on from Law Enforcement after 14 years in pursuit to spend more time with family, find peace, and help our Veterans and LEOs with their struggles.

He attended Struggle Well and Warrior PATHH in 2024 which assisted with his own struggles and grew his passion of helping others and giving back.

Donny has been married to his beautiful Wife, Starla for 12 years and they have three awesome kids and their beloved German Shepherd, Luna.