Retired Riverdale Principal Dorothy D. Donnelly Dies
Times Picayune 02-18-1996

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Shared joy of learningDorothy Dorman Donnelly, retired principal of Riverdale
High School, died Wednesday at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 76.
Mrs. Donnelly was born in Birmingham, Ala., and lived in New Orleans for 70
years. She graduated from Holy Name of Jesus, Mercy Academy and Ursuline
College, and received a master's degree from the University of New Orleans.
She also was a teacher at Riverdale. The philosophy she tried to pass on to
her students, she once said, was "Learning is a beauty, a joy." Mrs. Donnelly
retired from the Jefferson Parish public school system in 1986. She was
recognized as an outstanding alumna of Ursuline College and was a member of
the American Association of University Women. Survivors include a son, Dennis
J. Donnelly; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A Mass will be said
Monday at 10 a.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St.
Visitation will be today from 7 to 10 p.m. and Monday at 9 a.m. Burial will be
in Garden of Memories.