Edwin Donnelly

Donnelly, Edwin
NORTH PORT, Fla. - Born October 8, 1944
Died July 6, 2025
Edwin Regan Donnelly, 80, of North Port, Florida, died in Venice, Florida on July 6, 2025.
Ed (his preferred name), was preceded in death, by Edwin Francis Donnelly (Father) and Rita Regan Donnelly (Mother); and is survived by his loving wife, Janice Donnelly, to whom they shared a joyous life together of 38 years.
Ed was proud to be an Xavier High School Alumni. He graduated from North Carolina University, obtained a Masters Degree from the New York John J. University of Criminal Justice, and was a Naval Vietnam Veteran. He was honored to serve the public in the capacity of a New York Parole Officer, with duties at New York State Public Employees Union, finishing his career as a legislative director for the AFL-CIO in New York State. Ed was also a proud member of "Alcoholics Anonymous" where he sponsored many individuals, and was a devote practicing Catholic. A military honors service is scheduled to be held on July 28, 2025, at the Sarasota National Cemetery, in Sarasota, Florida, at 2:30 p.m. Donations to any animal welfare charity would be greatly appreciated in his name.