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MacDonnell, Joanne Capella was born on January 26, 1937 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Mabel Alida (Strome) Capella.
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MacDonnell, Joanne Capella was born on January 26, 1937 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Mabel Alida (Strome) Capella.
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1955-1956; student, San Jose (California) State University, 1956-1957.
Advertising Palo Alto Times, California, 1960-1962. Columnist San Jose Mercury News, 1962-1983. Clerk Santa Clara County Superior Court, San Jose, 1984-1999.
Retired , since 2001. Writer, columnist thecolumnists.com, since 1999.
Writer fund-raising brochure Valley Medical Center, San Jose, 1964. Volunteer Alexian Brothers Hospital, San Jose, 1967. Television appearances local public television, San Jose, 1967-1970.
Member San Francisco Press Club, San Jose Newspaper Guild.
Married Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Cogliandro, February 23, 1957 (divorced 1963). 1 child, Cory; married Ignacio Plancarte Lopez, June 2, 1964 (deceased 1971). Children: Kenneth Lopez, Lauren Lopez.
Married John Faust MacDonnell, September 6, 1981.