Opal Petty

Age: 86

Summary: Texas farm girl who won a landmark lawsuit against the state after she was held against her will in mental institutions for 51 years, who was 16 when her family committed her to a state hospital in 1934, and she remained institutionalized until she was placed in a foster home in 1985.

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Born: April 28, 1918

Died: March 10, 2005

Location: San Angelo, Texas