Frank Donaldson served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1981-1992.

Over the course of his remarkable life he served his country and the people he loved as a P-51 pilot and instructor in World War II, an FBI agent investigating Soviet actions in the US in New York City, the Pacific Northwest and the South during the early days of the Cold War, as a practicing attorney and law professor, as United States Attorney for more than a decade, as a legal scholar and writer, religious teacher and student, and through ongoing contributions in the arena of state and national political affairs.

Donaldson passed away on June 2, 2022.  He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Patti, his son David and his daughters Sharon and Susan.

As is our custom, at NAFUSA’s request an American flag was flown in John’s honor over Main Justice and will be presented to his family as a token of the esteem with which he was held by his colleagues.