Obituary of A. David Donnelly

A. DAVID DONNELLY A. David Donnelly passed into his Lord?s presence March 5, 2007 at home in Vancouver at the age of 81. He was born November 3, 1925 in Seattle, WA. He spent most of his young life in King and Kitsap Counties. In 1951 he married Rosa Kolb in Sacramento, CA. He graduated with a BA in 1953 from the University of Pacific. David became a Deputy Probation Officer in Monterey County, CA and moved on to be an Adult Probation Officer in Los Angeles and Glendale, CA. He entered the ministry in 1960 as a youth pastor and moved to South San Francisco in May of 1962 to become Pastor of Westside Baptist Church until 1972. He came back to the Northwest and pastured at the Glisan St. Baptist Church from 1972 to 1982. Davis then became a prison Chaplain from 1982 until 1988 in Ohio. He re-entered the ministry in Ohio until 1990. He then became involved with the Minister?s At Large with the American Baptist Church, including interims at Camas, until 2004 when he moved to Vancouver. David loved to travel including trips to the Caribbean, Hawaii and Mexico as well as countries in Europe. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 56 years, Rosa Donnelly of Vancouver; three sons; Paul Susie of Arlington, VA, Kurt Ellen of Herndon, VA, Mark Debra of Sherwood, OR; sisters, Helen Karlovich and Shirley Deardorff both of Yuma, AZ and 10 grandchildren. A memorial service will be Saturday, March 10 at 11am at the Proebstel Evangelical Free Church in Vancouver, WA. Inurnment will be private at the Camas Cemetery. Straub?s Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas was in charge of the arrangements. To sign the online guestbook visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com