Francis-Donahue-Obituary

Francis A. Donahue Jr.

Cranston, Rhode Island

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Francis Donahue passed away in Cranston, Rhode Island. Funeral Home Services for Francis are being provided by Butterfield Home and Chapel Funeral and Cremation Services. The obituary was featured in The Providence Journal on April 1, 2021.

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Co-worker with Frank for several years, always a pleasure to work with. My thoughts and prayers to the Donahue family. Rest In Peace. Ed

He was a great leader and dedicated public health servant. He was a mentor to me and I am thankful that I knew Frank. God bless and my deepest condolences to his wife and daughter and entire family. May he rest in peace. Love Carol Hall-Walker

So sorry to hear of Fran’s passing.There are many happy memories growing up on Audubon Ave in the “old neighborhood “
Rest In Peace old friend

Frank Donahue and I were very close friends as teenagers. He and I took jobs together at the Newport Creamery on Smith Street. We went our separate ways after high school, and I left the state, not to return (to live) for 37 years. Sadly our contacts became fewer and fewer as the years went by, and at this point all I can do is offer my sincere condolences to the entire Donahue family.

To Joe and the Donahue family, my sincere condolences on the passing of Frank. May he rest in the Lord.

Dear Betty Ann, I am so very sorry for your loss. Although I did not know your husband, after reading obituary, it gave me deep sense of what a devoted person he was to family and everyone who knew him. I really don’t know what to say, except that I will pray for him. God bless you and your daughter in this difficult time. Nick & Cathy Oneppo

What a wonderful man! In March 2019, Holly flew in from London to meet her parents for a rock show at Madison Square Garden. The following night, I met them for an unforgettable dinner at the Grand Central Oyster Bar. Our conversation ran the gamut and was full of laughs. We leapfrogged from rock concerts to politics to the problems facing the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to US-UK relations to favorite books & authors to current movies and stories of Frank and Betty Ann's life...

Dear Betty Ann & Family
Please Accept our Deepest Sympathy on the passing of your Husband Frank. You are all in our Thoughts and Prayers May he Rest In Peace