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Thomas Reilly Donahue Jr. (September 4, 1928 – February 18, 2023) was an American trade union leader who served as Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1979 to 1995, interim president for several months in 1995, and was President Emeritus from 1996 until his death.
Donahue died following a long illness at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, on August 18, 2024, at the age of 88. Donahue's death was confirmed by a family spokesperson, Susie Arons, who said Donahue died "peacefully following a long illness," surrounded by family members and "his beloved Golden retriever, Charlie."
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
A number of his children established notability of their own, with Donahue's Lowell Sun obituary referring to him as the, "patriarch of a well-known and established Lowell family". [5] Among their children were poet Joseph Donahue and actress and model Nancy Donahue. [3] [6] One of Donahue's sons was born with Down syndrome. [7]
Elinor Donahue played the eldest daughter on the 1950s TV show 'Father Knows Best.'
Stephen Donahue was born in New York City, the fifth of ten children of Thomas P. and Dorothy (née Rentz) Donahue. [1] His father was born in England to Irish parents, and his mother was born in Germany. [2]
Donahue was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Doris Genevieve (née Gelbaugh) and Thomas William Donahue on April 19, 1937. [2]Appearing in dancing-chorus film roles from the age of five, Donahue was at one point a ballet-school classmate of future Fred Astaire partner Barrie Chase.
At Hansgen's funeral, Roger Penske spoke to Donohue about driving for him. [12] In his first race for Penske, at Watkins Glen in June 1966, Donohue qualified well but crashed the car at the top of a hill, destroying it. [2] Donohue was invited back to Le Mans by Ford in 1967. Ford had developed a new GT, the Mark IV.