Paul M. Donovan Jr.

 Paul M. Donovan Jr. was a banker by trade for 34 years before corporate consolidation forced a career change in 2007. He returned to managing a bowling center after having previously built, owned and operated a bowling center in his hometown. He managed a 16-lane center in Eastern Pennsylvania for 13 years before officially retiring in 2020. He is a member of the local bowling Hall of Fame and previously competed in regional PBA events. He currently has twelve 300 games and four 800 series on his record and still bowls in several leagues each week as well as local, state and regional tournaments.

Paul was very active in the community over the years serving on numerous community advisory boards and as a Board member in the prior Slate Belt Sertoma Club. He also served twenty years on the Northampton County Industrial Development Authority and served in many positions on the local Slate Belt Area Chamber of Commerce, serving 45 years on the Board before stepping down. He has worked at the local Roseto Big Time Carnival for over 25 years with 16 of those in the sausage stand. He presently serves as a Board Member in the Monroe Country Bowling Association.

Occasionally writing poems now and then, he always enjoys the outdoors especially fishing and camping on the Delaware River as well as in Promised Land State Park. He has been married 49 years to Cathy, with two children, Jennifer (Doug) and Beth (James) and 2 granddaughters Nora and Charlotte.