In Memoriam – Tom Donahue
It is with immense sadness and heaviest of hearts to share that our loyal friend Thomas “Tom” Donahue, President of the Roslindale Day Parade Committee, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2021.
Tom was the heart and soul of the Roslindale Day Parade. His greatest pride was organizing the parade, year after year, rain or shine.
There was no bigger champion of the Roslindale Community than Tom. Aside from the Roslindale Day Parade, Tom enjoyed giving his time and effort helping and supporting many other Roslindale based groups and events.
Tom’s enthusiasm, leadership, and most of all, friendship, will be deeply missed by all of us. He will always be with us in spirit, and will continue to inspire us all to carry on his legacy in Roslindale.
In honor of Tom and his 35 year plus service to the community we are honored to re-name the parade in honor of him, from now on every first Sunday in October with the exception of the Sunday Columbus day falls on the first Sunday in October it will be the Thomas M. Donahue Roslindale Parade.
Thank you for everything, Tom.
Roslindale Day Parade Committee
– Albert J. Todesca, III
– Michelle Kohanloo
– Nicole Mourkakos
– Andrew N. Cousino
– Joy Pennington
– Silvana Ragusa
– Mike Segal
– Cathy Slade
