CHESTERTOWN, Md. - David Cornelius Donovan II, M.D. died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at his home in Chestertown. He was 82. David C. Donovan II was born Dec. 3, 1928, in Staten Island, N.Y., the son of the late David Cornelius Donovan Sr. and Jane Donovan. Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Donovan graduated from Regis High School in New York, New York, and furthered his education with an A.B. Degree from Fordham University in New York in 1950 and then an M.D. Degree from State University of New York, College of Medicine in New York City in 1954. He interned at Lenox Hospital in New York and served residency at the Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital in New York from 1955-1957. He was stationed at the United States Air Force Hospital at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi from 1957-1959 while a member of the United States Air Force, and then served as a Fellow in Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 1959-1960. Dr. Donovan was an Instructor also taught at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1965-1975, and then served as an Assistant Professor of Pathology from 1975-1980. He was a member of Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Society, Fellow, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Association for the Study of Nepotistic Diseases, Maryland Society of Pathologists, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chestertown. Dr. Donovan held several appointments throughout his life including Staff Pathology, Genessee Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.; Director of Pathology, Bon Secours Hospital, Baltimore; Director of Medical Education, Bon Secours Hospital; Consultant, State of Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Member, Advisory Committee to Medical Laboratory Technician Program, Essex Community College; Director of Pathology, Chester River Hospital Center; and Medical Advisor, Prisoner Rights Information System of Maryland, Inc. He also had numerous papers published in various medical journals. Aside from his lifelong devotion to the medical profession, Dr. Donovan loved to spend time with his family and was a diehard fan of the New York Yankees and the "Fighting Irish" of Notre Dame. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Elizabeth Ann Curtin Donovan in August 2010. He is survived by one son, David Cornelius Donovan III and wife Renee of Herndon, Va.; two daughters, Julia Ann Donovan of Odenton, and Elizabeth D. MacLeod and husband Charles "Chip" D. of Chestertown; eight grandchildren, David Cornelius Donovan IV, Aidan Farrell Donovan, Thomas Donovan MacLeod, John David MacLeod, Maureen Elizabeth MacLeod, Colleen Elizabeth MacLeod, Elizabeth Ann Honeywell and James Donovan Honeywell. A Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chestertown. A visitation will be held Friday, April 8, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Rd., Chestertown. Interment will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Marcellus, N.Y., at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Dragonfly Heart Camp, P.O. Box 454, Chestertown, MD 21620.