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'''Born: '''September 9, 1914

'''Died: '''December 10, 1996

'''Married: '''Emma I. Perks

'''Children: '''Roger, Richard, Robert, Mrs. Beverly Bruce, Mrs. Carol Howes

'''Adrian Donaldson''' was a [[Guides|guide]] at [[Ross%20Park|Ross Park]] for thirty years.
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''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', December 11, 1996

'''Adrian A. Donaldson'''

SARANAC LAKE - Adrian A, Donaldson, 82, [[Lake%20Clear|Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1996 at the Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake. Placid.

Born Sept, 9, 1914 in Lake Clear, he was the son of Charles and Cora (Pearson) Donaldson.

A lifelong resident of Lake Clear, Mr. Donaldson had been employed by [[Paul%20Smiths%20electric|Paul Smiths electric]] for 18 years in the 1940s and 50s. He had been a guide at Ross Park for more than 30 years, and had been a carpenter, working for his brothers, [[George%20Donaldson|George]] and [[Clifford%20Donaldson|Clifford]], and<span>  his son, [[Robert%20Donaldson|Robert]], retiring in 1976.

Survivors include his wife, the former Emma I. Perks, whom he married Oct 26, 1935; three sons, Roger, Richard and Robert Donaldson, all of Lake Clear; two daughters, Mrs. Beverly Bruce of Manassas, Va., and Mrs. Carol Howes of Moretown, Vt. and their, spouses; a sister, Doris Cook of Lake Clear; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by five sisters, Francis Strack, Cora Mace, Stella Prue, Ethel Powers and Violet McClain; and four brothers, Clifford, George, Clarence and Harold Donaldson.

Calling hours, will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the [[Fortune-Keough%20Funeral%20Home|Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]] in Saranac Lake. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral .home with the Rev. [[Arthur%20Goyette|Arthur Goyette]], pastor of the [[Lake%20Clear%20Presbyterian%20Church|Adirondack Presbyterian Church of Lake Clear]], officiating. Interment will be in the [[Brighton%20Cemetery|Brighton Cemetery]] in [[Gabriels|Gabriels]] in May.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department [[Rescue%20Squad|Rescue Squad]] or the DARE program at the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department|Saranac Lake Police Department]], in care of the funeral home.

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