David C. Copley
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David C. Copley, was born 31 January 1952 in San Diego as David Hunt.
In 1965, Hunt's mother married James Copley, the owner of Copley Press
, and later became owner herself. David then became the adopted son of Copley. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-copley29sep29,1,3156488,full.story James Copley was publisher of the family-owned Copley Press chain of some 20 newspaper
s and a wire service, the Copley News Service of Washington, DC. In May 2009 the company sold its remaining newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune Copley Press
to a Beverly Hills investment firm. A resident of the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla, California, Copley has been named in Forbes Magazine
's 2005 list of the 400 richest Americans
and is identified to be a billionaire
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/E19Z.html. He underwent heart transplant surgery
in June 2005 at Sharp Memorial Hospital
in San Diego, California
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050702/news_7m2copley.html, later donating a reported $5 million to Sharp Healthcare
, operator of the hospital http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-copley29sep29,1,3156488,full.story.
In 1999, Vanity Fair
contributor Maureen Orth wrote “Vulgar Favors,” in which she chronicled the history of Andrew Cunanan
, the 27-year-old serial killer from Hillcrest who murdered fashion icon Gianni Versace
in 1997. Orth wrote that Cunanan had been seen at Copley’s parties and went on to note that the Union-Tribune had been suspiciously slow to report on Cunanan and his relationships with wealthy La Jolla men.
Copley had been repeatedly arrested for drunken driving, in one case doing a week at a county labor camp after being picked up weaving down a street near his La Jolla mansion in his Porsche. He was arrested in La Jolla in 1986 and in South Mission Beach in December 1989, and did time at a county work camp after the latter conviction. He was again arrested in 2002.
In 1965, Hunt's mother married James Copley, the owner of Copley Press
Copley Press
Copley Press was a privately held newspaper business, founded in Illinois, but later based in La Jolla, California. Its flagship paper was The San Diego Union-Tribune.-Pulitzer Prizes:...
, and later became owner herself. David then became the adopted son of Copley. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-copley29sep29,1,3156488,full.story James Copley was publisher of the family-owned Copley Press chain of some 20 newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s and a wire service, the Copley News Service of Washington, DC. In May 2009 the company sold its remaining newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune Copley Press
Copley Press
Copley Press was a privately held newspaper business, founded in Illinois, but later based in La Jolla, California. Its flagship paper was The San Diego Union-Tribune.-Pulitzer Prizes:...
to a Beverly Hills investment firm. A resident of the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla, California, Copley has been named in Forbes Magazine
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
's 2005 list of the 400 richest Americans
Forbes 400
The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by Forbes Magazine magazine of the wealthiest 400 Americans, ranked by net worth. The list is published annually in September, and 2010 marks the 29th issue. The 400 was started by Malcom Forbes in 1982 and treats those in the list like...
and is identified to be a billionaire
Billionaire
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/E19Z.html. He underwent heart transplant surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
in June 2005 at Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital is a hospital in San Diego, California, in the United States. Opened in 1955, Sharp Memorial is Sharp HealthCare's largest hospital and the system's only designated Level II trauma center...
in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050702/news_7m2copley.html, later donating a reported $5 million to Sharp Healthcare
Sharp Healthcare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system located in San Diego. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and a health plan...
, operator of the hospital http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-copley29sep29,1,3156488,full.story.
In 1999, Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
contributor Maureen Orth wrote “Vulgar Favors,” in which she chronicled the history of Andrew Cunanan
Andrew Cunanan
Andrew Phillip Cunanan was an American serial killer who murdered at least five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, during a three-month period in 1997, ending with Cunanan's suicide, at age 27...
, the 27-year-old serial killer from Hillcrest who murdered fashion icon Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S.p.A., an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes. He also designed costumes for the theatre and films, and was a friend of Madonna, Elton John,...
in 1997. Orth wrote that Cunanan had been seen at Copley’s parties and went on to note that the Union-Tribune had been suspiciously slow to report on Cunanan and his relationships with wealthy La Jolla men.
Copley had been repeatedly arrested for drunken driving, in one case doing a week at a county labor camp after being picked up weaving down a street near his La Jolla mansion in his Porsche. He was arrested in La Jolla in 1986 and in South Mission Beach in December 1989, and did time at a county work camp after the latter conviction. He was again arrested in 2002.