Donna Lee Quinn of Port Republic died on March 18, 2012. She was born on December 30, 1953, in Bethesda, MD to Donald S. and Margaret (Peggy) Foley. She was raised in Bradbury Heights, MD and attended Suitland High School.

She married David C. Quinn of Clinton, MD in 1977 where they lived until 1997 when they moved to Port Republic.

Donna loved working with animals and while living in Clinton, she rescued several horses and provided a loving and caring environment for them. In addition to working with animals in need of rescue, she assisted in running several "Back to School" events for children residing in homeless shelters so as to provide the children with new clothes and supplies for them to start school.

After moving to Calvert County, Donna began volunteering at Project Echo and then she became the Volunteer Coordinator. In addition to volunteering at Project Echo, she volunteered with the Red Cross thru the Calvert County Chapter. She became a disaster relief worker working on the tornado disaster and the hurricane. She advanced her Red Cross volunteer work becoming an instructor the Red Cross.

Volunteer and giving back was Donna, even to adopting a portion of Broomes Island Road where she and her husband did litter pick up for several years. Her love for animals drew her to working with wildlife where she became a Master Wildlife Rehabilitator and a love she shared until her passing. She became known as the Opossum lady because she raised and released back to nature several hundred opossums that needed a second chance. She was devoted to educating the public on wildlife and conducted 2-3 education sessions within the tri-county area schools and civil groups. She was always available to assist other rehabilitators and would take their calls for them if they needed assistance.

She is survived by her husband David Quinn; children, Mary Elizabeth Quinn, David Lawrence. Quinn, Susan Marie Quinn, and Donald Christopher Quinn; four grandchildren; Jonathen Quinn, Michael Quinn, Samantha Mish, Trevor Swanson and her mother, Margaret Foley.

Family will receive friends from 10 - 11 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic, where a memorial service and celebration of life will follow.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Back to the Wild Rescue and Rehab Inc., 44029 Saint Andrews Church Road, California, MD 20619 or using the website www.backtothewildrescueandrehab.org.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.