Talk:Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
 | This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | It is requested that a photograph of Entrance sign to Donovan State Prison - 480 Alta Road San Diego, CA 92179 -See this google map image - Do not enter the institution - just photograph the sign outside of the institution be included in this article to improve its quality.
Wikipedians in California may be able to help! The external tool WordPress Openverse may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites. |
Additional information
[edit]Who was Richard J. Donovan ?
Born: February 24, 1926 in New Rochelle, New York
Married: Peggy Jeanne Pearse (in 1950)
Children: Elizabeth and Roxanne
Military Service: USN (WWII)
1950-1955: Police Officer, National City Police Department
1955-1957: Deputy Marshall, San Diego Municipal Court (at Chula Vista)
1957-1960: Clerk, San Diego Municipal Court
1966: Proponent, Proposition 1A (the initiative that created a fulltime legislature)
1966: Resigned from the State Assembly on July 15.
1966-1971: Justice, San Diego County Municipal Court
SUICIDE: On November 20, 1971, Donovan shot himself in the head with a .32 automatic in his shower at home in Chula Vista, CA.
Died: November 21, 1971 in Chula Vista, CA
Prison PLACENAME: The Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (opened in 1987) is located at Rock Mountain. "The RJ Donovan Correctional Facility was named for the late Assemblyman and Judge Richard J. Donovan, who sponsored legislation to build a State Correctional Facility in the San Diego area. Donovan died before the institution was built."
Source: California Blue Book (1963)
Source: "San Diego Judge Shot; Suicide Attempt Seen", Los Angeles Times (11/21/1971), p. A
Source: Elizabeth Ann Donovan McClendon (6/17/2012)