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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
NAME OF ISSUER Donnelly Corporation
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Class A Common Stock
CUSIP NUMBER 257870 10 5
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement ( ).
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 257870 10 5 13G
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr.
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a) ( )
Not Applicable (b) ( )
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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5 Sole Voting Power
0
Number of -------------------------------------
Shares 6 Shared Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned 397,236
by -------------------------------------
Each 7 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person 0
With ------------------------------------
8 Shared Dispositive Power
397,236
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person
397,236
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10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares*
( )
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11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
397,236/7,863,160 = 5.05%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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CUSIP No. 257870 10 5 13G
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Virginia N. Donnelly
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a) ( )
Not Applicable (b) ( )
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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5 Sole Voting Power
0
Number of -------------------------------------
Shares 6 Shared Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned 397,236
by -------------------------------------
Each 7 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person 0
With -------------------------------------
8 Shared Dispositive Power
397,236
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person
397,236
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10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares*
( )
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11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
397,236/7,863,160 = 5.05%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Donnelly Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
414 East Fortieth Street
Holland, Michigan 49423
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing
Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr. and Virginia N. Donnelly
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence
1306 Waukazoo Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424
(c) Citizenship
United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Class A Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number
257870 10 5
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
(See Page 2, No. 9)
(b) Percent of Class
(See Page 2, No. 11)
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
(See Page 2, No. 5)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
(See Page 2, No. 6)
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
(See Page 2, No. 7)
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
(See Page 2, No. 8)
Bernard P. Donnelly and Virginia N. Donnelly, husband and wife,
share voting and dispositive power as to all shares reported upon
this Schedule.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
397,236 of the shares represent shares owned by two
Trusts of which Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr. and
Virginia N. Donnelly (husband and wife) are co-
trustees and as to which both claim beneficial
ownership.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification
Not Applicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 29, 1997
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/s/ Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr.
_____________________________________
/s/ Virginia N. Donnelly
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, each of the undersigned does hereby agree
that the Schedule 13G to which this Exhibit A is attached shall be
deemed filed on behalf of each of such persons and that this
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.
_____________________________________
/s/ Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr.
_____________________________________
/s/ Virginia N. Donnelly