Richard R. Doney was born on December 5, 1940, in Watertown, New York, to Harold Doney, a building superintendent, and Evelyn Rivers. In his youth, he lived with his parents and two older brothers, Harold and Alfred, in an apartment on West Main Street.
Mr. Doney was incarcerated at the Norfolk Prison Camp. He died there on May 13, 1967, at 26. His funeral took place on May 16, 1967.
