Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. As she did, other projects the farm, and the renovation of a Newport wharf, among others unfolded, providing exactly what Dodo Hamilton needed: purpose. As newlyweds, however, the Norrises had no such concerns. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 11th at 11:00am at 218 Strafford Avenue in Wayne, Pennsylvania. In essence, she is CEO of what might be called Dorrance Hamilton, Inc., juggling businesses, charities, real estate projects and foundations. ". [3][4] She had homes in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Boca Grande, Florida, Surry, Virginia and Newport, Rhode Island. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. See more of Study Art TV on Facebook His emotional commitment to aDorrance-controlled Campbell Soup was simply too strong. She has three children, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on . Lou-ie, Mrs. Hamilton says, in a gently scolding tone. She was a lovely, kind lady and was very good to Jefferson. With the naming of the new building, Dorrance Dodo H. Hamilton leaves a lasting mark on Jefferson. devised by Happy van Beuren's husband, Archie. Campbell Soup heiress Dorrance Dodo Hamilton has enjoyed a life of wealth and glamour: a debutante coming-out splashed in the "New York Times", summers in Newport, and years as the face (and hat!) Three days post-party, shes still in residence at Wildacre. Add to your scrapbook. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. There were flowers all around, and jazzy big-band music was piped into every room, including the muted living room and her pretty red library. The divorce has embarrassed Norris allies in the dissident faction, family associates say. She was 88.. Sep 19, 2012. Hamilton was a granddaughter of Dr. John Thompson Dorrance, who created the process for condensing soup and purchased the Campbell Soup Company from his uncle in 1914. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Its soups have fed a nation, and through the decades it has added some of the food industry's best-known brands: Pepperidge Farm, Godiva, V-8, Vlasic, Swanson, Prego. She remembers Jefferson Alumni Hall changing the face of the neighborhood. of the Main Line. My mother and father had friends in the 40s who were raising mink for pelts on Aquidneck Island, and they got bored with it, so they let them go wild. So Newport, to have mink roaming the yard. I think there were some alcohol issues in the family, her uncle Jack had a problem with that, and thats why Dodo doesnt drink, says a longtime friend. BOCA GRANDE, FLA. - Dorrance "Dodo" Hill Hamilton, 88, died on April 18 surrounded by family at her home in Boca Grande after a long illness. Norris also became a forceful advocate for the family's taking a tough- minded look at the company as an economic asset, rather than an untouchable heirloom. You cant beat friends and family, food and booze. Born in New York, and raised there and at The reputation Jefferson has for caring about their patients is true. Dorrance had one sibling. Widely known for horticultural pursuits, The fact that the building and plaza are going to be open to the community is brilliant. Hamilton enthuses. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Norris denies making such criticisms and says he felt no enmity toward Jack's children. When I worked for Jefferson, Mrs. Hamilton was Chair of the Development Committee of the Board. Margaret H. Duprey Nathaniel P. Hamilton S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Barbara R. Cobb Francis J. Mirabello, Esq. I am tired. Find the obituary of Jack Michael Dorrance (1923 - 2023) from Glenfield, ND. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Heir to Campbell's Soup Company Her Other Children Dr John T Dorrance Sr Bio Details Full name Often he was the only one talking. It raised a few eyebrows when Mrs. H. first launched it in 1999, but these days the SVF is quite popular in Newport especially since it saved 36 acres of rolling farmland from being developed. Along with her blue satin dress and emeralds, the guest of honor wore a tiny red hat in the shape of a birthday cake. But by the time of the London meeting, the family directors were impatient. To begin with, at the insistence of lawyers the board brought in from New York, the family directors were excluded from all deliberations on the plan, to avoid any taint of self-interest. Mrs. Hamilton served on many boards, including the Women's Board at Jefferson Hospital, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, University of the Arts, SVF Foundation, The Hamilton Family Foundation, and The Newport Restoration Foundation, and was the first woman on the Board of Jefferson Hospital. The trust, formally called the Major Shareholders Voting Trust, consisted of about 26.5 percent of the company's stock. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Resend Activation Email. In particular, they questioned his involvement in the buyout of Remington Rand Corp. Norris invested $3 million with a group that bought the company in 1979. Dedicated and named for long-time board member and donor Dorrance H. Hamilton in 1996, UArts' Dorrance Hamilton Hall is located right next to the Kimmel Center on the Avenue of the Arts and is the oldest extant building on Broad Street. Vlasic, the recently elected chairman of Campbell Soup, had joined the company in 1978 when he sold his family's pickle company to the Camden food- maker. Her Wayne housekeeper, Fannie, has worked for her for almost 50 years; Mrs. H. jaunts to the North Carolina furniture shows regularly with Toby Charrington, who runs the Little House Shop and has helped her decorate and renovate her homes. A floral display aficionado, she won more than 2,000 blue ribbons from three decades of competing in the Philadelphia Flower Show. "Up until that point, it was really a dog and pony show by the lawyers. Diana Norris was perfectly at home in the old-money enclave where her grandmother, Ethel MallinckrodtDorrance, had years earlier reigned as winter hostess. From his perspective, Project Toad a code name he derived loosely. Gender Bias: The Trauma Women Experience Testifying In Family Court. Born in New York City, formerly of Wayne, Pennsylvania and Newport, Rhode Island, Dorrance Hill Hamilton passed away peacefully in Boca Grande, Florida surrounded by her family. "I think he wanted nothing to be known about him by the general public," said DavidDorrance, who now resides in France. My mother loves to preserve gardens, she loves to preserve structures, says Matt Hamilton. As long as JackDorrancewas head of the family, a merger was improbable. Docked right next to it is Mrs. H.s boat, which appears a lot like her: quaint and delightful. Lippincott, a favorite of Wall Street for his adroit turnaround of Scott Paper, had been on Campbell's board since 1984 and was admired by manyDorrances. Heiress to the Campbell Soup Company fortune Dorrance Hamilton is selling her luxury oceanfront estate in Rhode Island. A system error has occurred. invented the process for making condensed soup just before the turn of the century. In April, Vlasic persuaded Ippy, George Strawbridge, Dodo Hamilton and McGovern to meet with Smithburg at an air terminal near Vlasic's office north of Detroit. In 2004, three defendants Asbell, Karetny and Campbell's Soup heiress Dorrance Hamilton, an investor settled with the estates of the those who died as well as those who were injured to . Shes grown hundreds of prize-winning flowers exhibited at the iconic, august Philadelphia Flower Show. The couple then moved to the Main Line and had their first child, daughter Margaret. For much of that time, he testified, he did little other than play golf. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. They lived a life of quiet wealth at Runnymede and, like Diana's brother and neighbor, George Strawbridge Jr., raised thoroughbreds on more than 1,000 acres of verdant farmland. (William Vanderbilt built it for his wife Alvas 39th birthday, but she divorced him anyway, then moved down the street to her new husbands place.) It was there, on the Main Line, that young Dodo absorbed her Grandmother Dorrances passion for flowers and gardening. She was a lovely lady. "He was simply an administrator. Over the years, Hamilton had been involved in a number of philanthropic endeavors. You have hurt me more than words can say.". A cause of death wasn't disclosed. Jack's older son, John 3d, a Wyoming cattle rancher who, according to family friends, had been alienated from his father for years, has tried without success to assume the mantle. At a subsequent gathering of the family, Jack openly attacked Carl. She married Samuel Matthews Vauclain Hamilton Sr. in 1950. Try again later. The private eye traced the dapper Norris, 50, to Atlanta, where he was photographed in the company of a Philadelphia woman about half his age. Shes always done the right thing its part of being the oldest grandchild of John T. Dorrance. Personal life For 15 years he lived on a ranch in Wyoming, before moving to Ireland. Wildacres Japanese teahouse, its acres of pillowy hydrangeas and borders of heavenly peonies, the yachts bobbing by on serene Prices Neck Cove darling, thats Louies backyard. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. They seldom saw each other. If youre in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist. . She was shocked and humiliated, Diana Norris later wrote, when her husband, using a two-page list for reference, presented her with a litany of complaints about their marriage in front of the lawyer. On Sept. 1, they met Vlasic at his office in Michigan. "Dodo Hamilton created a Newport Improvement Foundation where her daughter, Margaret, and I were co-trustees. She thinks a sale would best benefit her children. When other boards were inviting token women to join their boards, I was asked to join the board with a vote. She was 88. Forget Depression and war the 1930s and 40s were a heady time in Newport. Hamilton - Carol E. Dorrance, 88, of Hamilton, passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. Try again later. TheDorrancescome by their reticence naturally. Twelve days before their wedding, Norris signed a prenuptial agreement, waiving any claim to assets that were not jointly owned. Its a project devoted to preserving the genetic diversity of endangered domestic animals. The six-bedroom-eight-bath residence measures nearly 10,000 square feet and sits on over three and half acres on one of the highest points in Newport. Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate Guide: Maria Quiones Snchez, Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate Guide: Helen Gym, Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate Guide: Derek Green. She Attended Foxcroft School, a boarding school for young ladies in Virginia. In the late 1980s, Campbell's net profits were growing at 9 percent a year, while the overall food industry was seeing profit growth of 12 percent. 17, 1991. Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. It was Charlottes turn, says Hamilton of his niece, and she and Mom went. She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Samuel M. V. Hamilton, and survived by her three children, Margaret H. Duprey, N. Peter Hamilton and S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr, nine. RH. He became a frequent visitor to the offices of the company's investment banker, Goldman Sachs, and to the dismay of his wife's family began to mingle with the deal-makers of Wall Street. Diana's husband at the time, Robert H. Crompton 3d, was an avid fox hunter, whose life of leisure was featured in a February 1973 Wall Street Journal series, "The Nonworkers.". Some of her well-known philanthropic projects were The Blue Garden in Newport, Rhode Island, The Fernery at The Morris Arboretum, and The Philadelphia Flower Show. Still, Norris was clearly the "lead dog" in the so-called dissident group, in the words of one cousin. Hamilton was the granddaughter of John Dorrance, who invented the Campbell Soup Company's condensed soup formula. Hamilton was a granddaughter of Dr. John Thompson Dorrance, who created the process for condensing soup and purchased the Campbell Soup Company from his uncle in 1914. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. None of the other hospitals that asked the president of their Womens Board to join gave them a vote., Her most recent gift of $25 million established the Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, dedicated to creating an environment for team teaching. Dorrance "Dodo" Hill Hamilton was born Marie Louise Dorrance Hill on August 16, 1928, and died on April 18, 2017. . Without his daunting presence, they are pursuing individual agendas. With 59.5 percent of the stock, theDorranceheirs will influence the fate of a $6 billion company, its 50,000 workers around the world and, to a large extent, the city of Camden, which depends heavily on the jobs and taxes of one of its largest employers. ". $88 million of which goes directly to the nine grandchildren of John Thompson Dorrance. This gift demonstrates her concern about education. It was 1997, and his mother, Dorrance "Dodo" Hill Hamilton, then age 69, had a tradition of taking each of her grandchildren on vacation when they turned 13. And then Louie does something very un-Newport. Mom always instilled in us when we were kids that we should give back to the community, adds Matt. But Carl Norris, an outsider in a clan whose blood runs deep and blue, took a different stand. Philadelphia, PA 19107. Mary Alice Dorrance's in laws: Mary Alice Dorrance's father in law was Dr John T Dorrance Sr Mary Alice Dorrance's mother in law is Ethel Dorrance Mary Alice Dorrance's sister in law was Elinore Hill Mary Alice Dorrance's brother in law-by-marriage is Nathaniel Hill Mary Alice Dorrance's sister in law was Ethel Colket Mary Alice Dorrance's . Norris, for his part, was anything but conciliatory with his wife's family. After her reuben, Mrs. H. orders passion-fruit cheesecake for dessert. The summer after he died, I was miserable, Mrs. H. says. In 1978, the couple began to spend more time in Florida after buying what is now a $5.4 million house in Palm Beach. ORDER. Failed to delete flower. She has three children, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. After that, nothing surprised me.. Debby, Donnie Frank, Elaine Metzel and Ghalie Abraham. When he passed in 1989, he left behind his wife, three children John T. "Ippy" Dorrance, Mary Alice Malone and Bennett Dorrance . Dorrance "Dodo" Hill Hamilton (born 1928) Is an American heiress of the Campbell Soup fortune and philanthropist who founded the SVF Foundation in Newport, Rhode Island. He also left the board of Delaware Trust Co., under pressure from his brother-in- law George, a director and major shareholder of the bank's parent company. Her own children stuffed envelopes on their vacations and sorted clothes at Pennywise. A lot of students will be better of with the new financial aid criteria. The family business office in Wayne was swept for listening devices. They continue to want to sell, despite dramatic improvements in company profits and a surging stock price. 150-200 dinner; 300-400 reception; Contact Us. In October in London, at the end of a special tour of Campbell's European businesses by the directors, Goldman Sachs presented its options, one of which was selling assets to buy out the dissidents. Consider offering these words of comfort if you're not sure what's appropriate. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 11th at 11:00am at 218 Strafford Avenue in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Saturday, May 7, 2016 Social Hour: 11:30 a.m. Dorrance Hamilton Building 4th Floor Lobby and Terrace 1001 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5233 Luncheon: 1 p.m. They also worried that the dissolution of the trust could spook David W. Johnson, the highly regarded chief executive at Gerber Products Co. who was being courted to succeed McGovern. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. When I was having kids, I was thinking, I wont be able to come to the house and do the parties with these little babies. She said, Bring them! So I would do the flowers, and she would be holding my sons and feeding them. Once youre in with Mrs. H., youre in for life. $2.5 billion, according to our most recent tally. May the promises found in God's Word be a source of comfort to you. WWE Raw results with fallout from Night 2 of the WWE Draft. This Viral Hair Care Superstar Is Actually A Synthetic Biology Company, Hollywood And TV Writers Go On Strike After Talks With Studios Fail, Billionaire Lim Kok Thays Genting To Sell Miami Waterfront Site For $1.2B, WWE Raw Results: Winners And Grades After 2023 WWE Draft Concludes. Everything I think is luck in life, she adds, explaining how her goats landed in this paradise of a spot. Carl Norris was named trust administrator, a position that some family members said they viewed as largely clerical. 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