RI's first Lottery director Peter O'Connell dies at 99
The first executive director of the Rhode Island Lottery, Peter J. O'Connell, died at his home in North Scituate on Wednesday, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday, his family said. O'Connell became director of The Lot after a 25-year career with the Rhode Island State Police, where he retired as a major and also served as acting director. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame in 2014. Tapped to head the lottery by then-Gov. Philip Noel in 1974, O'Connell reluctantly accepted and held the post until retiring in 1993. The state agency's headquarters in...
Source: providencejournal.com