Christopher K. Donahue, 22
Dateline: Mansfield, MA
Christopher K. Donahue, age 22, of Mansfield passed away in the presence of his loving family and devoted friends on Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Born in Weymouth, MA on July 13, 1991, he was a dear son of W. Doug Donahue of Mansfield Janice (Keller) Knowles of North Attleboro.
Chris spent his childhood living in Halifax. He moved to Mansfield when he was fourteen and was a 2009 graduate of the New Testament Christian School in Norton.
He was presently a student enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth where he was a member of the 20 Cent Fiction, a theatre Group, and had participated in the Relay for Life Cancer Walk at U Mass.
Chris was an avid reader and enjoyed playing Dungeons & Dragons board games. His other interests included all types of video games and spending time with his family and friends. He was truly an amazing and gifted young man.
In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by his dear sister and brothers, Krissy George and her husband Bobby of Roslindale, Jeffrey Knowles and his wife Fibiola of Quincy, Jacob Knowles and his fiance Bethanay of Rockland and Sean Donahue of Attleboro. He is also survived by his grandmother , Alice M. Donahue of West Roxbury, his grandfather, John Keller of Weymouth, his aunts, Frances Burke and Shirley Keller, his uncles, Michael Donahue and Kenneth, three cousins and many friends.
His funeral service, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be held on Thursday, August 22nd at 10:00 A.M. in the New Testament Baptist Church, 1 New Taunton Ave. (Route 140) Norton. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Mansfield.
Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, August, 21st from 5:00-8:00 P.M. at the Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home, 55 North Main St., Mansfield.
In lieu of flowers, Christopher’s family has requested that donations in his memory be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
To send Chris’s family a message of condolence, please visit www.shermanjackson.com