Obituaries : Philanthropist Florence Hamilton
L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES
APRIL 5, 1988 12 AM PT
Florence Swanson Hamilton, whose philanthropic concerns ranged from Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage to the Music Center in Los Angeles, died Sunday at that desert hospital. She was 75.
A dress designer in New York in her early years, she married W. Clarke Swanson, the frozen food processor, and moved to Omaha. He died in 1961 and she came to Los Angeles where she contributed to many organizations. Mrs. Hamilton, who married Robert A. Hamilton in 1968, was a member of the Amazing Blue Ribbon of the Music Center, The Presidents, a founding trustee of the Eisenhower Medical Center, a life trustee of the Palm Springs Desert Museum and many more.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Church in La Quinta. Her husband, daughter, three sons and 10 grandchildren ask contributions to the Florence Swanson Hamilton Atrium Fund at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital in Rancho Mirage.
Desert Sun, Volume 40, Number 289, 7 July 1967
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson To Be Married Today
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson, long-time desert resident and member of Thunderblrd Country Club, is being married today in Saratoga, Wyo. Bridegroom is Robert A. ("Bones") Hamilton, former All-American football player at Stanford, who has been making his home in Van Nuys. The wedding is to take place at the ranch of friends, Mr, and Mrs. George Storer In Saratoga, followed by a reception at the Old Blady Club. Guests will include members of the families, Including Mr. and Mrs. Webster E. Pullen, the bride's sister-in-law; the bride's children, Mrs. Clark Rhoden, Gerock Swanson and W. Clarke Swanson Jr.; and Robert A. Hamilton Jr., son of the bridegroom. Following their marriage, the new Mr. and Mrs Hamilton will make their home at Sierra Towers in Los Angeles and will maintain her home at Thunderblrd. Mrs. Swanson is originally from Omaha, where she recently gave up her home.
L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES
APRIL 5, 1988 12 AM PT
Florence Swanson Hamilton, whose philanthropic concerns ranged from Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage to the Music Center in Los Angeles, died Sunday at that desert hospital. She was 75.
A dress designer in New York in her early years, she married W. Clarke Swanson, the frozen food processor, and moved to Omaha. He died in 1961 and she came to Los Angeles where she contributed to many organizations. Mrs. Hamilton, who married Robert A. Hamilton in 1968, was a member of the Amazing Blue Ribbon of the Music Center, The Presidents, a founding trustee of the Eisenhower Medical Center, a life trustee of the Palm Springs Desert Museum and many more.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Church in La Quinta. Her husband, daughter, three sons and 10 grandchildren ask contributions to the Florence Swanson Hamilton Atrium Fund at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital in Rancho Mirage.
Desert Sun, Volume 40, Number 289, 7 July 1967
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson To Be Married Today
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson, long-time desert resident and member of Thunderblrd Country Club, is being married today in Saratoga, Wyo. Bridegroom is Robert A. ("Bones") Hamilton, former All-American football player at Stanford, who has been making his home in Van Nuys. The wedding is to take place at the ranch of friends, Mr, and Mrs. George Storer In Saratoga, followed by a reception at the Old Blady Club. Guests will include members of the families, Including Mr. and Mrs. Webster E. Pullen, the bride's sister-in-law; the bride's children, Mrs. Clark Rhoden, Gerock Swanson and W. Clarke Swanson Jr.; and Robert A. Hamilton Jr., son of the bridegroom. Following their marriage, the new Mr. and Mrs Hamilton will make their home at Sierra Towers in Los Angeles and will maintain her home at Thunderblrd. Mrs. Swanson is originally from Omaha, where she recently gave up her home.
Obituaries : Philanthropist Florence Hamilton
L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES
APRIL 5, 1988 12 AM PT
Florence Swanson Hamilton, whose philanthropic concerns ranged from Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage to the Music Center in Los Angeles, died Sunday at that desert hospital. She was 75.
A dress designer in New York in her early years, she married W. Clarke Swanson, the frozen food processor, and moved to Omaha. He died in 1961 and she came to Los Angeles where she contributed to many organizations. Mrs. Hamilton, who married Robert A. Hamilton in 1968, was a member of the Amazing Blue Ribbon of the Music Center, The Presidents, a founding trustee of the Eisenhower Medical Center, a life trustee of the Palm Springs Desert Museum and many more.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Church in La Quinta. Her husband, daughter, three sons and 10 grandchildren ask contributions to the Florence Swanson Hamilton Atrium Fund at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital in Rancho Mirage.
Desert Sun, Volume 40, Number 289, 7 July 1967
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson To Be Married Today
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson, long-time desert resident and member of Thunderblrd Country Club, is being married today in Saratoga, Wyo. Bridegroom is Robert A. ("Bones") Hamilton, former All-American football player at Stanford, who has been making his home in Van Nuys. The wedding is to take place at the ranch of friends, Mr, and Mrs. George Storer In Saratoga, followed by a reception at the Old Blady Club. Guests will include members of the families, Including Mr. and Mrs. Webster E. Pullen, the bride's sister-in-law; the bride's children, Mrs. Clark Rhoden, Gerock Swanson and W. Clarke Swanson Jr.; and Robert A. Hamilton Jr., son of the bridegroom. Following their marriage, the new Mr. and Mrs Hamilton will make their home at Sierra Towers in Los Angeles and will maintain her home at Thunderblrd. Mrs. Swanson is originally from Omaha, where she recently gave up her home.
L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES
APRIL 5, 1988 12 AM PT
Florence Swanson Hamilton, whose philanthropic concerns ranged from Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage to the Music Center in Los Angeles, died Sunday at that desert hospital. She was 75.
A dress designer in New York in her early years, she married W. Clarke Swanson, the frozen food processor, and moved to Omaha. He died in 1961 and she came to Los Angeles where she contributed to many organizations. Mrs. Hamilton, who married Robert A. Hamilton in 1968, was a member of the Amazing Blue Ribbon of the Music Center, The Presidents, a founding trustee of the Eisenhower Medical Center, a life trustee of the Palm Springs Desert Museum and many more.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Church in La Quinta. Her husband, daughter, three sons and 10 grandchildren ask contributions to the Florence Swanson Hamilton Atrium Fund at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital in Rancho Mirage.
Desert Sun, Volume 40, Number 289, 7 July 1967
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson To Be Married Today
Mrs. W. Clarke Swanson, long-time desert resident and member of Thunderblrd Country Club, is being married today in Saratoga, Wyo. Bridegroom is Robert A. ("Bones") Hamilton, former All-American football player at Stanford, who has been making his home in Van Nuys. The wedding is to take place at the ranch of friends, Mr, and Mrs. George Storer In Saratoga, followed by a reception at the Old Blady Club. Guests will include members of the families, Including Mr. and Mrs. Webster E. Pullen, the bride's sister-in-law; the bride's children, Mrs. Clark Rhoden, Gerock Swanson and W. Clarke Swanson Jr.; and Robert A. Hamilton Jr., son of the bridegroom. Following their marriage, the new Mr. and Mrs Hamilton will make their home at Sierra Towers in Los Angeles and will maintain her home at Thunderblrd. Mrs. Swanson is originally from Omaha, where she recently gave up her home.
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