Obituary of John W. Donovan

John W. “Jack” Donovan, 75, of Lawrenceville, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2014 at home. Born and raised in New York City, Jack was a former resident of Princeton, before moving to Lawrenceville 9 years ago. He is a graduate of Fordham University with a B.A in French and English and City College with a M.A in French. Jack is a retiree of the New York City Board of Education, where he was employed at a teacher for 33 years. He was multi-lingual having spoken 11 fluent languages including Latin, French and Greek. Some of his hobbies included tennis, classical music, watching black and white movies and traveling throughout the world. Jack was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. Son of the late William and Marguerite Donovan; he is survived by his wife Susan Donovan; his children Valerie and Christopher Donovan; his sister and brother-in-law Marion and Robert Huff; his step-daughter Kathleen Hussey; his grandchildren Kenneth, Kevin and Kyle Hussey; three sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Helen and Andy Boyd, Jean and Richard Dalton and Joan and Bob Mills; several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1PM on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at The Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Interment will be held privately and at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends can call for Jack on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 5-8PM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Memorial donations can be made in Jack’s memory to The Church of St. Ann 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 or to The Right to Life 512 10th St. NW Washington, DC 20004 www.nrlc.org.