Kenneth Pierre Donnellon

Kenneth Pierre Donnellon died in Asheville North Carolina on June 1, 2022, at eighty seven years old. Mr. Donnellon was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Garden City, Long Island. He was predeceased by his parents Pierre and Kathleen (Readey) Donnellon and his sister Kathleen Pierpont. He is survived by his wife of forty one years, Ann Baxter and his daughters Katharine Nail (Rob) of Palo Alto, California and Anne Burkley (Walt) of Santa Monica, California as well as his five grandchildren Beckett and Romy Nail and Walter, Henrietta and George Burkley. Mr. Donnellon attended Chaminade High School in Long Island and received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Fordham College, New York where he was one of the earliest members of the Fordham Club Honor Society. Later he received an Associate Degree in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Donnellon was a passionate member of the New York Comedy Club where he appeared in and directed a number of stage productions. Mr. Donnellon began his business career in General Electric’s Executive Training Program following his service as an instructor at the U.S. Army’s American and Allied Officers Special Warfare School. He enjoyed a thirty five year career in the broadcast media industry with positions at The Special Project unit of CBS Television Network and as Director of National Press Relations at NBC Television Network in new York City. He joined the Katz Agency as Vice President of Advertising and Public Relations in the early 1970’s and later served on the company’s Board of Directors. Additionally, Mr. Donnellon was President of the Media Payment Corporation, which provided financial and data services to TV and radio stations across the United States. After a long career in broadcast media, Mr. Donnellon founded See Gallery, a boutique art gallery specializing in fine art photography and Impressionist prints. His study "The Fine Art of Color Photography" was published by Photo Techniques in 1997 and is an ode to Mr. Donnellon’s life-long love of color photography. Mr. Donnellon and his wife retired to Beaverdam Run in Asheville, North Carolina in 2007 where he served on the Condominium Board of Directors and chaired both the governance and insurance committees. A celebration of life service will be held at the Morris Funeral & Cremation Care Chapel on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 11:00 AM.

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Kenneth Pierre Donnellon

March 20, 1935 - June 1, 2022