Rosalea Donahue is a retired educator, mother of 4, grandmother of 9, and has been happily married for 61 years. She was diagnosed in October of 2020 with high grade, late-stage serous carcinoma epithelial peritoneal ovarian cancer. The diagnosis came one month prior to her 82nd birthday. Following 6 chemotherapy infusions and debulking surgery performed on February 1, 2021, she is doing well. Rosalea has always felt a need to “give back.” She has been a member of numerous civic, religious and other charitable organizations, founded an advisory board and instituted fund-raising efforts to save an historic building in Charleston and the business that resided within the premises. She continues to fund-raise and volunteer for a variety of organizations though activities are somewhat curtailed due to the prevalence of Covid. Her favorite volunteer story dates back to the early 1970’s when she and her husband chaired a March of Dimes Campaign and were invited to meet with Dr. Jonas Salk because of their untiring efforts.
