▁in ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁legal ▁work ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁his ▁community . ▁Don ovan ▁moved ▁to ▁F alls ▁Church , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁att orney ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁He ▁later ▁proud ly ▁called ▁himself ▁the ▁nut ti est ▁trial ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁the ▁American ▁Jud ic ature ▁Society ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁local ▁L ions ▁club ▁( ser ving ▁as ▁District ▁Governor ▁and ▁State ▁Parliament arian ). ▁Active ▁in ▁his ▁local ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁St . ▁James ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁F alls ▁Church , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Columb us ▁and ▁E ag les , ▁Don ovan ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁kn ight ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁St . ▁Syl v ester ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁Catholic ▁War ▁V eter ans ▁named ▁Don ovan ▁their ▁Catholic ▁lay man ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Don ovan ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁b red ▁Irish ▁w olf h ounds ▁and ▁Don ovan ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Domin ion ▁Kenn el ▁Club . ▁With ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁their ▁daughter ' s ▁Anne ' s ▁illustr ations , ▁Don ovan ▁published ▁several ▁books ▁about ▁dogs , ▁mostly ▁through ▁the ▁local ▁publish