* Donald Hauck; Publisher of San Diego Gay Community Newspaper
Donald Hauck, 62, founder of Dawn Media and publisher of Update, the San Diego-based newspaper for the California gay and lesbian community. A native of Erie, Pa., Hauck served in the U.S. Navy in the Far East. After living in Europe for several years, he moved to San Diego to work in the office supply business. He founded Dawn Media in the mid-1970s, distributing the Advocate, NewsWest and Drummer. He co-founded Update and published the first issue on March 23, 1979. On Monday in Ocean Beach of suicide.
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