Donald "Don" Richard Riordan

Donald “Don” Richard Riordan died peacefully on January 21, 2014 at the age of 78. He was born in Newark, New Jersey to Mae MacGillivary and Robert James Riordan, and had been a resident of Fallbrook for 12 years. Donald worked as a mechanical engineer and later as a manager for IBM. He retired after 30 years with many noted accomplishments and several patents, including the “Bouncing Ball Typewriter.”

Over the years, Donald enjoyed model plane building, ukulele playing and spending many weekends motorcycling across the hills of Northern California on his Harley. He had a great affection for h...