Bob Hope's widow, Dolores, dies at 102
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LOS ANGELES – Dolores Hope, who during his 69 years of marriage to comedian Bob Hope has overseen charitable donations and played a key role in establishing the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage , California., has died.
She was 102. Esperanza
died Monday of natural causes at his home in Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, said publicist Harlan Boll.
In late 1960, hoping to donate 80 acres of land near Palm Springs future state for the medical center, which opened in 1971. They have become “the driving forces behind the creation of long-term growth and long-term ‘medical center, the center said on its website. He served as chairman of the center for years, and has raised millions for the center in the annual golf tournament that is used to carry his name and is now known as the Human Challenge . When her husband died in 2003 – two months after turning 100 – Dolores refused to estimate how many millions he had given or raised for charity. She said that most young people involved. A large part of his fortune came from holdings in the large estate San Fernando Valley. On the death of Bob Hope, his wealth was estimated at over U.S. $ 500 million. Its millions of dollars in Palm Springs, State, built in 1979. Set Dolores was born May 27, 1909 in New York and raised in the Bronx. In 1930, she sang in nightclubs with the stage name Dolores Reade and met Bob Hope, when he saw a show in New York.
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Although Dolores raising her four adopted children, her husband’s career took off and was often absent.
“When we celebrated our 50th anniversary, people would say:” Fifty years? And Bob said, “Yes, but I’ve been home three weeks”, “Dolores said in 1995 Palm Springs Desert Sun
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McClatchy News Service
LOS ANGELES – Dolores Hope, who during his 69 years of marriage to comedian Bob Hope has overseen charitable donations and played a key role in the establishment of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California., has died.
She was 102.
Esperanza
died Monday of natural causes at his home in Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles said publicist Harlan Boll.
end of 1960, hoping to donate 80 acres of land near the future state for the Palm Springs Medical Center, which opened in 1971.
They have become ” the driving forces behind the creation of long-term growth and long-term ‘medical center, the center said on its website.
He served as chairman of the center of years, and raised millions for the center in the annual golf tournament that is used to carry his name and is now known as the Challenge of Man When her husband died in 2003 two months after turning -. 100 – Dolores declined to estimate how many millions that it had given or raised for charity. She said that most young people involved.
A large part of his fortune came from holdings in the large estate San Fernando Valley. On the death of Bob Hope , his wealth was estimated at over U.S. $ 500 million. Its million in Palm Springs, State, built in 1979. Set Dolores was born May 27, 1909 in New York and raised in the Bronx . In 1930, she sang in nightclubs with the stage name Dolores Reade and met Bob Hope, when he saw a show in New York.
After a brief courtship, they married in 1934 and soon share the stage in vaudeville.
While Dolores raised their four adopted children, her husband’s career took off and was often absent.
“When we celebrated our 50th anniversary, people would say: “Fifty years? And Bob said, “Yes, but I’ve been home three weeks,” said Dolores in 1995 in the Palm Springs Desert Sun.
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