Donovan E Hart (1959 - 1996)
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Clear Lake in Lake County, California, United States
Donovan Hart's Biography
Introduction
I met him back in the early 80's sometime and we hit it off immediately. We would just hang out, self administer scotch intravenously, play music and talk. I remember he at one time had aspirations to be President of the US and actually had some good ideas.
He and his wife had a house in downtown San Jose off of Market St. and a second home in Clear Lake.
An artist at heart, he is truly missed.
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That early morning around 1 AM I hear this commotion and a startled Donovan swearing at multiple somethings. It turns out a family of wild pigs walked right over him. I did not see them, but did hear their grunting's in the distance.
One of those stories I haven't told but holds fond memories.
And I never would have thought, from your story, that he had passed in a car accident.
His Porsche was a convertible and he had two other people with him. What was amazing was when his car rolled he broke his neck, and the other two were barely scratched.
A San Jose man was killed Tuesday morning after the 1988 Porsche convertible he was driving went out of control on North Drive at Clearlake Oaks and rolled 60 feet down an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Donovan Hart, 37, was pronounced dead on arrival at Redbud Hospital, officers said. Two passengers were treated for moderate injuries at Redbud. They were Jay Thomas, 32, and Eric Weller, 28, both of Santa Clara.
CHP Officer Mark Loveless said Tuesday that Hart lost control of the Porsche while it was traveling east bound.
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1959 - 1996 World Events
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In 1959, in the year that Donovan E Hart was born, on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
In 1962, when he was only 3 years old, on October 1st, African-American James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registered at the University of Mississippi - becoming the first African-American student admitted to the segregated college. He had been inspired by President Kennedy's inaugural address to apply for admission.
In 1976, at the age of 17 years old, Donovan was alive when The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.
In 1983, he was 24 years old when "crack" cocaine was developed in the Bahamas and spread to the United States. Previously, cocaine had been cut with other substances, diluting it. Crack was 80% pure and therefore was more addictive. It was also cheaper, making it more easily available to low income neighborhoods.
In 1996, in the year of Donovan E Hart's passing, on April 3rd, Theodore Kaczynski (nicknamed the Unabomber) was arrested. His mailed or hand-delivered bombs, sent between 1978 and 1995, killed three people and injured 23 others. Diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, Kaczynski is serving 8 life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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