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| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| spouse=(1) Missing<br>
| spouse=(1) Missing
(2) Maura Walsh Donahue (married 1989)
(2) Maura Walsh Donahue (married 1989)
| children= Six children or stepchildren<br> including
| children=Six children or stepchildren<br> including
John L. Donahue, III
John L. Donahue, III
}}
}}
A native of [[New Orleans]], Donahue was born to John L. Donahue, Sr. (1920–1993), a contractor, and the former Rita Marie De Lesseps (1922–1993), a [[real estate]] agent and homemaker. The parents died within six months of each other. Donahue has a brother, Terrence Michael Donahue (born 1953), and two sisters, Kathleen Marie Donahue (born 1942) and Patricia Donahue (born 1956), all of Mandeville.
A native of [[New Orleans]], Donahue was born to John L. Donahue, Sr. (1920–1993), a contractor, and the former Rita Marie De Lesseps (1922–1993), a [[real estate]] agent and homemaker. The parents died within six months of each other. Donahue has a brother, Terrence Michael Donahue (born 1953), and two sisters, Kathleen Marie Donahue (born 1942) and Patricia Donahue (born 1956), all of Mandeville.
In 1967, Donahue received a degree in [[civil engineering]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He then pursued graduate studies in advanced foundation design from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. In 1970, Donahue and his father formed Spartan Building Corporation. In 1979, Donahue started his own firm, Jack Donahue Contractors.<ref name=lsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.cee.lsu.edu/people/Lists/hd/DispForm.aspx?ID=18|title="LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Hall of Distinction: John "Jack" Donahue, Jr., 2006"|publisher=cee.lsu.edu|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>
In 1967, Donahue received a degree in [[Civil engineer|civil engineering]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He then pursued graduate studies in advanced foundation design from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. In 1970, Donahue and his father formed Spartan Building Corporation. In 1979, Donahue started his own firm, Jack Donahue Contractors.<ref name=lsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.cee.lsu.edu/people/Lists/hd/DispForm.aspx?ID=18|title="LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Hall of Distinction: John "Jack" Donahue, Jr., 2006"|publisher=cee.lsu.edu|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>
In 1986, Donahue joined his friend Robert F. Favret in DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc. The firm has sixty employees, with $70 million in annual sales. It is the largest construction company on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain. DonahueFavret clients have included Albertson's Pep Boys, Target, Circuit City (1949–2009)], Lowe's, and the [[U.S. Postal Service]]. The firm has garnered prestigious awards, including a citation from the Vieux Carré Commission for restoration of historic buildings in New Orleans. It has garnered the Platinum Step Award granted by his fellow contractors.<ref name=lsu/> In 2007, Donahue received $11 million in constructions contracts from the [[gambling]] industry in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/public_gaming_sources_of_incom.html|author=Terry Baquet|title=Public, gaming sources of income disclosed|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 22, 2008|accessdate=November 6, 2008}}</ref>
In 1986, Donahue joined his friend Robert F. Favret in DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc. The firm has sixty employees, with $70 million in annual sales. It is the largest construction company on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain. DonahueFavret clients have included Albertson's Pep Boys, Target, Circuit City (1949–2009)], Lowe's, and the [[U.S. Postal Service]]. The firm has garnered prestigious awards, including a citation from the Vieux Carré Commission for restoration of historic buildings in New Orleans. It has garnered the Platinum Step Award granted by his fellow contractors.<ref name=lsu/> In 2007, Donahue received $11 million in constructions contracts from the [[gambling]] industry in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/public_gaming_sources_of_incom.html|author=Terry Baquet|title=Public, gaming sources of income disclosed|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 22, 2008|accessdate=November 6, 2008}}</ref>