~ IN MEMORY ~
Navy veteran, PAA/DL William J. Donnelly Jr.
July 2, 1936 - August 23, 2013
Notification with the passing of PAA/DL retired pilot Captain
William J. Donnelly Jr., USNR (ret.) age 77. I believe Captain Donnelly hired
on with Pan Am 03-28-1966 and retired with Delta Air Lines at the mandatory age
60 in 1996. With Delta, he was shown as based QNY/030 at the time of his
retirement. Captain Donnelly was widowed in January 2012 with the death of his
wife Alcenior Dehoney Donnelly.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit Adzima Funeral
Home’s website at http://www.adzimafuneralhome.com/fh/home/home.cfm?fh_id=10346 Captain Donnelly had most recently resided at
4814 Solitary Drive , Rockledge FL 32955-6553 and Trumbull
CT.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated August
27th in Connecticut. Inurnment with full military honors will be at a later
date, Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell FL.
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William J. Donnelly
July 2, 1936 - August 23, 2013
U.S. Veteran Captain William J. Donnelly Jr., USNR (Ret.) age
77, of Viera, Florida, formerly of Trumbull, CT, passed away peacefully on
August 23, 2013 surrounded by his family. William was predeceased by his beloved
wife Alcenior M. (Dehoney) Donnelly and is survived by his four sons: Duane and
wife Deline of Orange, CT; David and wife Paty of Miami, FL; Daryl of West
Haven, CT; and Danial and wife Carol of Trumbull, CT; his sisters Joan and Jane,
seven grandchildren: James and fiance Jordan, Jessica, Dustyn, Ashley, Kathleen,
Meghan and Danial, two great-grandsons Cole and Julien, his brother-in-law Ward
Dehoney and wife Kathryn of Kansas City, MO and sister-in-law Mayme Hurley of
Wheeling, IL as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to
his wife, William was also predeceased by his father, William Sr. and his
mother, Jane Jubela as well as his loving paternal grandmother, Catherine
Donnelly and his beloved aunt Mary Golden Donnelly who were instrumental in his
upbringing in Kansas City, MO. Also predeceasing William were his brothers David
and Patrick and his sisters-in-law Jo-Ann Sheehan and Mary Dehoney and
daughter-in-law Julie. Bill was raised in Kansas City, MO and was a proud
graduate of both Rockhurst High School and Rockhurst University. His
distinguished career as both a U.S. Naval Aviator and a commercial pilot for Pan
American World Airways and Delta Air Lines afforded Bill, Alcenior and their
sons the opportunity to live in various places and experience an exciting life
of travel worldwide. As a young man, Bill was active in many sports and was
particularly successful as a fast-pitch softball player. Bill took great delight
in customizing his many homes for 54 years, always to the specifications of his
loving wife Alcenior . A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday,
August 27th at 10 a.m. in St. Catherine of Siena Church 220 Shelton Road
Trumbull, CT. Inurnment with full military honors will be at a later date, in
the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. Friends may greet his family on
Monday August 26, 2013 from 4-7 p.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradsie
Green Place Stratford, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations in William’s memory may
be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org For
more information or to make an online condolence visit www.adzimafuneralhome.com - See more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ctpost/obituary.aspx?n=William-Donnelly&pid=166586216#fbLoggedOut
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Alcenior M. Donnelly
August 31, 1935 - January 28, 2012
Mrs. Alcenior M. (Dehoney) Donnelly, 76, passed away
peacefully on Saturday, January 28, 2012 after a brief struggle with lung
cancer. For 54 years “Snookie” was the devoted wife of Captain William J.
Donnelly, USNR, Retired. Alcenior is survived by her four sons: Duane and wife
Deline of Orange, CT; David and Paty of Miami, FL; Daryl of West Haven, CT and
Danial and wife Carol of Trumbull, CT, as well as siblings Mary Dehoney of
Kansas City, MO; Ward Dehoney and wife Kathryn of Kansas City, MO and Mayme
Hurley of Wheeling, IL. She is also survived by her seven grandchildren James,
Jessica, Dustyn, Ashley, Kathleen, Meghan, and Danial, her two great-grandsons,
Cole and Julien, and a number of nieces and nephews. Alcenior was predeceased by
her sister Jo-Ann Sheehan and her daughter-in-law Julie.
Alcenior was a long-time parishioner of St. John the
Evangelist of Viera, FL, where a funeral mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Entombment will be at Florida National Cemetery in
Bushnell, FL. To honor the support Alcenior provided to her husband William, in
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to One Senior Place, 8085 Spyglass Hill
Road in Viera, FL, or the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.com
Alcenior was originally from Kansas City, MO. She loved living
in sunny Florida as a proud homemaker, excellent cook and avid bridge player.
Her loving heart will be missed by her family and friends.
Interment: Florida National Cemetery
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