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	John P. Donahue Times Herald-Record April 3, 2011 http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110404/NEWS0301/304049995/-1/SITEMAP John P. Donahue of Perrysburg, OH, died peacefully on April 3, 2011, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was born November 3, 1946 in Brooklyn, a son of John and Helen (Farrell) Donahue. John served in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft loadmaster on large cargo aircraft. In 1969, he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant. He graduated from West Chester State College in Pennsylvania with a BEd. in American History. He taught and coached basketball for 8 years. He married Kathleen Ryan on September 1, 1977. He graduated from the University of Toledo Law School in 1981. His legal career spanned almost 30 years and involved the development of an active and successful litigation practice. He also served as an assistant Wood County Prosecutor, taught Criminal Law at Bowling Green State University, served as an Acting Judge at the Perrysburg Municipal Court from 1995-2001, was an active member of the Wood County and Ohio State Bar Associations, and he was certified by the Ohio Supreme Court as an expert in field of Appellate Law. He considered his greatest duty and highest honor to be his representation of Father Gerald Robinson, a Catholic Priest convicted of murder, who John fervently believed to be innocent. He recently stated, If Father had competent trial attorneys he would have been acquitted. I deeply regret the fact that I will not be here to see this terrible wrong made right. John was an avid fan of NCAA Basketball, and he enjoyed golf and travel. He enjoyed preparing high school students for Mock Trial as a coach for Explorer Troop #2306. John is survived by his wife, Kathleen, and daughters, Alison (George) Kehner of Haddonfield, NJ, and Sarah Donahue of Cincinnati, OH; mother, Helen Donahue of Cornwall; sister, Eileen (Tim) Zwart of Salisbury Mills; brother, Kevin (Kathleen) Donahue of Cornwall; his nephew, Michael; his nieces: Laura, Meghan, and Emily; his granddaughters, Kathleen, Samantha, and Madeline, and his friend, James Morton. He was predeceased by his father, John Donahue. The family would like to thank the Toledo Clinic Oncology Center, Hospice of NWO, and Dr. Steven Bazeley. Friends will be received Wednesday, April 6, from 3-8 P.M. at Witzler-Shank Funeral Home, Perrysburg, OH; 419-874-3133. Services and burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Perrysburg Court Law & Government Explorer Post #2306 or Hospice of Northwest, OH.
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