Donovan Louis Bird “Little Bird”, 52, of New Town, North Dakota was born on May 26, 1971, in Stanley, ND to Wilfred and Opal (Fox) Bird. He departed this life on March 19, 2024, at his home in New Town, ND. Donovan was a child of Chicken Clan.

Donovan grew up and attended school in New Town. He was a twin and always with his brother Joel. He thought education was important and attended both United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND and Fort Berthold Community College in New Town, ND. He graduated in 2004 with an AAS in Computer Information Technology. He was very knowledgeable and skilled with computers. He was employed as an IT tech and also enjoyed working as a live games dealer at the casino for some years.

Donovan was a fun, loving, friendly guy. He was always teasing and joking, sometimes to the point you wanted to get mad, but you just couldn’t. Donovan was the kind of guy that would order a cheeseburger, but no cheese. He enjoyed going to concerts and loved music. It wasn’t unusual to find him jamming out to 80’s bands with the volume on full blast. He loved his family and friends. He believed that family was family, no matter what, we took care of each other. Although Donovan was the baby of the family, he was also the Patriarch to his family.

Donovan enjoyed any activity that involved being outdoors. He loved to take his kids to the zoo, the park or the river. He liked to play horseshoes or card games and dice with friends and relatives out in the backyard of what everybody knows as the “Bird House.” One of the kids’ favorite memories of dad and grandpa Donovan was the time he put a big tarp down the hill and made a water slide with dawn dish soap and the water hose and spent the day with them out there.

Donovan was so loved and will be missed by all those that knew and loved him.

Donovan is survived by his children: Darius Bird, Kianna Bird, Raychel Bird, Jorie Bird, Kateri Bird, Kaitlyn Bird, Kaleb Archambault, Olivia Wilkinson, Weston Bird, Sophie Bird and Deegan Deegan, Dana Deegan, Koda Deegan. Grandchildren: Cyrus Bird, Cedar Lopez, Kaeva Bird-White, Khonner Bird-White, Aciyana Bird, Ava Bird, Prince George Bird, Aubrey Bird, and Everly Wilkinson.

Donovan is preceded in death by his parents, sister Shawn Lee Fox, brothers Kendall Fox and Joel Bird. One granddaughter, Kaitlyn Avery. Maternal Grandparents Albert and Julia Fox, Paternal Grandparents Jacob Bird and Pansy Parshall.