John Patrick Donohue
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Biography & Family History
  3. 3. Family Tree & Genealogy
  4. 4. Obituary
  5. 5. Family Photos
  6. 6. Memories
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John Patrick Donohue (1921 - 1995)

John Patrick Donohue, father to 3 children, was born on June 22, 1921 at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. He was born to John S. Donohue and Zimmery Vidella (Carroll) Donohue, with siblings Thomas and George. He married Helen Donohue. and they gave birth to Patrick J Donohue, Michael Donohue, and Regina Ann (Donohue) Donohue. John died on June 24, 1995 at Baltimore at 74 years old. His cause of death is listed as: renal failure (atheroschlerosis).
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Birth

 at Baltimore, 308 S. Stricker Street - Unit A, in Baltimore, MD County, Maryland United States

Death

 on at Baltimore,
Cause of death: renal failure (atheroschlerosis)

Cause of death

renal failure (atheroschlerosis)

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John Patrick Donohue lived 11 years longer than the average Donohue family member when he died at the age of 74.

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Family

Father: John S. Donohue
Parent: Zimmery Vidella (Carroll) Donohue
Siblings: Thomas C. Donohue and George (A.) Donohue

Wife: Helen Donohue
Children with Helen: Patrick J Donohue, Michael Donohue, and Regina Ann (Donohue) Donohue

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Patrick

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Nancy J Donohue Letter
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Nancy J Donohue
Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle
Debra A Donohue Hanson
Debra A Donohue Hanson
Matilda M.Murphy Donohue
Matilda M.Murphy Donohue
James John Donohue Sr
James John Donohue Sr
Neil J Donohue
Neil J Donohue
Thomas Donohue
Thomas Donohue
James J Donohue Jr
James J Donohue Jr
Catherine Edna Doyle Donohue Bari Maenner Schneider
Catherine Edna Doyle Donohue Bari Maenner Schneider
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James John Donohue
James John Donohue
Wade Donohue and John Friend
Wade Donohue and John Friend
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Timeline

1921 - In the year that John Patrick Donohue was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.

1941 - John was 20 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.

1972 - John was 51 years old when on June 17th, 5 men were arrested by police in an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C.’s Watergate hotel. The burglars were found to be paid by cash from a slush fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President - the official organization of President Nixon's campaign.

1992 - He was 71 years old when in April, Bosnia-Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. The newly created Bosnian Serb army then began a campaign against Muslim Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats - killing, raping, torturing, beating and robbing - and resulting in the deaths of over 100,000.

1995 - In the year of John Patrick Donohue's passing, on May 19th, the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil - before 9/11 - took place in Oklahoma City. A truck bomb went off outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown - killing 68 people, injuring more than 680 others, and destroying one-third of the building. The most disturbing images were of children - a daycare center was hit by the bomb. The deadliest incident of domestic terrorism ever, Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, and Michael Fortier were convicted of the bombing.

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John Patrick Donohue, father to 3 children, died on June 24, 1995 at Baltimore at 74 years of age. His family lists the cause of death as: renal failure (atheroschlerosis). John was born on June 22, 1921 at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. He was born to John S. Donohue and Zimmery Vidella (Carroll) Donohue, with siblings Thomas and George. He married Helen Donohue. and they gave birth to Patrick J Donohue, Michael Donohue, and Regina Ann (Donohue) Donohue.

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