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In Memory:
Elvira Ross, 1900-2000
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Elvira Ross, one of the founding trustees of
Queen of the Valley Hospital Foundation, died in Napa on Dec. 5. She
was 100 years old and her long life was filled with service to her community.
She was married to William Ross II in 1925. The couple lived in San
Francisco from 1932 until 1942, when Mr. Ross retired from his post
as advertising director of the San Francisco Chronicle and the couple
retired to Napa. Mr. Ross died in 1956.
As soon as she arrived in Napa, Mrs. Ross became very active with the
newly founded Community Projects, Inc., as well as many other service
activities. Because of her interest in the community's well-being, she
was asked to be one of the 32 Napa business and social leaders who signed
the incorporation papers for the QVH Foundation in 1969 and made up
its first Board of Trustees. Mrs. Ross remained an honorary trustee
of the Foundation until her death.
"Elvira Ross was a wonderful woman and a link to an earlier generation
that was far-sighted about building for the future," said Foundation
Executive Director David Johnson. "We will miss her, but we'll
never forget the important role she played in the history of the Foundation
and our community."
