Douglas S. McDonald; Lincoln Savings Executive
Douglas S. McDonald, 67, chief executive officer of Lincoln Savings & Loan Assn. from 1950 through his retirement in 1971. During his tenure at Lincoln, which today is at the heart of a political contribution scandal, McDonald helped finance many of the Southland’s premier residential developments, including the Friendly Hills Community in Whittier, Porter Ranch in Northridge and the Mesa Verde Community in Costa Mesa. Privately, McDonald was a former president of Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles. In Shaver Lake, Calif., on Monday of a heart attack.
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