Damon’s co-owner dies

Jenna Bordelon

Donna F. Damon, co-owner of the popular Damon’s Steak House, has died.

She was 76.

She died in her sleep in Glendale on Jan. 20. The cause of death has

not yet been determined.

Damon grew up in Fairmont, Minn. and graduated from high school in

1941. In 1942, she moved to Glendale, where she met her husband, Loyal

Damon Jr., while working in a local bank.

Her husband’s parents, Loyal and Mona Damon, opened Damon’s Steak

House in 1937. Donna Damon and her sister-in-law, Jennie Damon Aspin,

became co-owners and she began to handle the daily operations in 1979.

She worked actively in the restaurant until 1994.

She is survived by her daughter, Diane Shirk; sister-in-law, Jennie

Aspin; and a niece and nephew. Her husband, Loyal Damon Jr., died before

her.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m. Friday in the Slumber Room of Forest Lawn Memorial Park,

Glendale. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Wee Kirk O’ The

Heather, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation,

Southern California Chapter, 4311 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 530, Los Angeles,

CA 90010.