On December 30th, 2023, William Donohue went to Heaven to be with his loving family members and friends. William (Bill) was born on May 18, 1930, in Albany, NY to Francis and Mary Mahan Donohue. He was the fifth child of ten Donohue children of Cardinal Ave, Albany NY. He was predeceased by his parents, siblings and their spouses: Francis (Bun), Donohue (Joyce Kent), Mary Lou Gerard,

(William), John (Jack) Donohue, Lorraine Heeran ( Vincent), Thomas Donohue, Joseph Donohue (Patricia Toolan), Richard Bender and Francis (Red) Dayter and niece, Madonna Heeran, nephews, Thomas Dayter and William Gerard. He is survived by his sisters Grace Bender, Jeannine Dayter and brother Edward Donohue (JoAnn Wells) and nieces and nephews.

William was a student and member of St. Theresa's Parish on New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY. He graduated from Christian Brothers Academy, CBA, in June 1948 and graduated from Siena College, Loudonville, NY in the Class of 1952 with a BS in Pre-Medical. He was Class President for three years and the President of the Student Council for the fourth year.

William graduated from New York Medical School in the Class of 1958 with a Doctor of Medicine degree. He interned at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany NY and was a Resident in Psychiatry at Albany Hospital. In 1963, he proceeded to a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Albany Medical College and Albany Child Guidance Center. William was a board certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

William was an active member of the New York State National Guard. He served in the US Army under the Berry Program in 1963 as a Captain of the Medical Center at Fort Benning, Georgia. He received an Honorable discharge after his two-year commitment in 1965.

On May 31, 1958, Bill married Mary Schmitzer at St. John's Church in Beacon NY. William and his family moved to Columbus Georgia for two years and then to Hyde Park, NY in 1965. He was a staff Psychiatrist for the Astor Home for Children in Rhinebeck NY. William was a consulting Psychiatrist from 1965 to his retirement in 2014, at the Kingston Home for Children, St. Catherine's Home for Children, NYS Eleanor Roosevelt Development Services in Albany, NY, Poughkeepsie Children's Home, Anderson Home for Children, and Mother Cabrini Home of Children in Ulster County. Bill also had a private practice in Hyde Park, NY. He is a Life Fellow Member of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry and a Fellow of the American Orthopsychiatric Association.

William leaves his wife Mary of 65 years and family Kathleen Donohue (Scott Richards), Bernadette Donohue, William F. Donohue (Michelle Chevallier), Maureen Aurigemma (Vincent), Matthew Donohue (Diane), Bridget Russum (Michael), Timothy Donohue (Lorraine) and 16 beloved grandchildren: Andrew and Kelly Richards, Shannon, Erin and Liam Friberg, Caroline, Vincent and Rebecca Aurigemma, Christopher, Brendan and Carter Donohue, William, Timothy, Abigail and Emily Russum and Caitlin Donohue.

Bill was a humble man with a strong work ethic, who had a deep love of his faith, family, and friends and who found joy and satisfaction in helping others. Bill's Irish eyes were always smiling throughout his beautiful life.

Heartfelt thanks to the staff at AccentCare, Poughkeepsie, Hudson Valley Hospice and Mrs. Lisa Murray of Red Hook, NY for their tender love and care. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to Dutchess Outreach, 29 North Hamilton St., Suite 220, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, Joslin Diabetes Center Gift Program, PO Box 411032, Boston, MA 02241, and Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation, 80 Washington Street, Suite 204, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

Visitation hours will be held from 3 to 7 PM, Friday, January 5th at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Jeffrey Maurer at 11 AM, Saturday, January 6th at Regina Coeli Roman Catholic Church, Rt 9, Hyde Park, NY.

Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.

To send an online condolence, please visit Bill's obituary page at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.