Donna Marie Veronica Roe, age 77, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, departed Thursday in the company of her husband, children, and loving family, who she cherished spending much of her time with. Donna was raised in Lenawee County and was a proud graduate of Tecumseh High School. She pursued a bachelor’s degree in Library Science and French from Michigan State University, followed by a master’s degree from the University of Michigan, and yet another from the University of Detroit Mercy.
Donna’s teaching career started out with welding at Tecumseh High School, from where she went on to her library cataloging career, which began at Sienna Heights College in Adrian. She completed her career as head of the Cataloging Department at the University of Detroit Mercy from which she happily retired as the first librarian granted the title of professor emeritus. In 2004, she was presented with the Significant Achievement Award in Women’s Studies Librarianship.
When she was younger, she spent several years dancing for the Toledo Ballet Company. She and her husband Jack enjoyed many happy days of traveling. She enjoyed working on crossword puzzles, but not as much as she enjoyed keeping up to date with Game of Thrones and Outlander.
She was especially pleased when her daughter relocated back to Michigan and she had her own personal acupuncturist. Her family hopes that her soul may continue to soar with us on the wind. Donna is survived by her husband, Jack Volk; daughter, Doreen Zack Flynn (Doug); son, Erich Flynn (Lori); grandchildren, Lauren Flynn (Jake) and Shane Flynn; great-grandson, J.D. Niezurawski; brother, Edward Roe; stepdaughters, Nancy McLaughlin (Matt) and Karen Saito (Hiroshi); and grandchildren, Koya Saito, Juna Saito, Liam McLaughlin, and Kai Saito.
She is preceded in death by her father, Edward Roe; her mother, Isabella Patterson Roe; her brother, Daniel; and her sister, Patricia Mae VanValkenburg. In lieu of flowers, Donna would value donations to the following charities: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence ncadv.org/donate Futures Without Violence secure3. convio.net/fvpf/site/Donation2;jsessionid=E32F1D0DF93968309A35276DABCAF981.
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