TEWKSBURY -- Daniel J. Donovan, 72, a well-known member of the Tewksbury community and a Korean War veteran, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 6, at the Westford Genesis House, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Brown) Donovan, with whom he had celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on July 28th.He was born in Boston, Aug. 19, 1933, son of the late Daniel J. and Clara (Mogan) Donovan. He was raised in Dorchester and East Boston, and graduated from Matignon High School, but had lived in Tewksbury since 1960. He later attended Burdett Business School in Boston.During the Korean War, he served in the Coast Guard.Before retiring, Mr. Donovan was a traffic manager for General Electric's River Works Plant in Lynn. Previously, he had worked for the American Refrigerated Transit Company.He was active in community affairs, as a former member of Tewksbury's Finance Committee, and Tewksbury youth sports, in baseball, basketball and football. He was a member of the Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge 2070, and the Fr. Coppen's Council of the Knights of Columbus in Tewksbury. He was also a member of Longmeadow Golf Club in Lowell.Mr. Donovan held close ties to St. William's Church, where he served as a lector and a member of the St. William's Men's Club.Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Salem, N.H. Firefighter Daniel J. Donovan Jr. of Windham, N.H. and his close friend, Beth Cailler of Manchester, N.H., and twin sons, William J. Donovan and his wife, Ellen (Smith) of Hudson, N.H., and James E. Donovan and his wife, Kimberly (Reale) of Tewksbury; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna M. McKenna and her husband, Scott of Tewksbury; a sister, Lois Cavanaugh of Foxboro; a brother, Thomas McDonald of Somerville; 10 grandchildren, Katie, Melisa and Daniel Donovan III, Stephen, and William McKenna, Ryan, and Mary Beth Donovan, Edward, Daniel, and Timothy Donovan.He also leaves a brother-in-law, Donald Brown of Bradenton, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Beulah Drechsler of Sarasota, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.