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Mary Madeline "May" Bonfils Stanton (April 30, 1883 – March 11, 1962) [1] was an American heiress and philanthropist. She and her younger sister, Helen Bonfils, succeeded their father, Frederick Gilmer Bonfils, as principal owners of The Denver Post.
Julie married James (Jim) McMillan in 1890 and they had two children. Gladys was born in 1892 and James II (Jimmy) was born in 1894. Jim contracted tuberculosis in Cuba, during the Spanish-American War, so they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in an attempt to cure him, and purchased a home at 30 West Dale Street. In April 1902, Jimmy died ...
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers (born 1936) [1] is an American rancher, conservationist, and philanthropist.Owner of the Crystal River Ranch in Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, she is a strong proponent of conservationism and preservation of the heritage of the American West, and helped implement the legal concept of conservation easements in the state.
The following year, she accepted the position of president and CEO of the Bonfils–Stanton Foundation, serving in this capacity from 2001 to 2013. [4] During her tenure, she founded the Livingston Fellowship Program and saw the arts and leadership foundation named Colorado's Foundation of the Year in 2007. [1]
Stanton notified Grant of the president's death and summoned him to Washington. Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as president on April 15. [ 235 ] [ i ] Grant was determined to work with Johnson, and he privately expressed "every reason to hope" in the new president's ability to run the government "in its old channel".
Julia Jane Silverstein was born on March 10, 1909, in Denver, Colorado, to Harry S. and Eva W. (Sickman) Silverstein. [1] She attended public school and received her training in landscape architecture at the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture, from which she graduated in 1932.
Harris founded the Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation in 2000. [1] The foundation is a journalism mentorship program of at-risk middle and high school students.
Oleta Lawanda Crain was born to V. Paula Crain in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, and grew up in Wewoka. [2] She graduated from Douglass High School and studied at Langston University for three years, but received her bachelor's degree in social science from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. [2]