Dorothy Frances Hampton

Dorothy Frances Hamp­ton, 87, of Portland, died at her home Aug. 9, 2010. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Bishop Funeral Chapel, Pendleton. Interment will be in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. Dorothy was born to John Patrick "Jack" and Helen Harrington Sweet Dec. 28, 1922, in Prescott, Ariz. Doro­thy graduated from grammar school in Phoenix, from Globe High School in Globe, Ariz., in 1940, and from Ari­zona State College in Flag­staff, Ariz., with a degree in English in 1945. She served in World War II in the U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Ac­cepted for Voluntary Emer­gency Services). She married Robert S. "Bob" Hampton July 3, 1948, in Univer­sity

Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, Calif. They built a home and started a family, rearing four daughters and becoming part of the com­munity

of Orinda, Calif., where they were charter members and early officersin the Lafayette Orinda Pres­byterian Church. Her par­ents, Jack and Helen Sweet, were lifelong members of the family household.

In 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Hampton moved with their family to Livermore, Calif., where they established their business, LOX Equipment Co., a corporation for the manufacture of liquefied ox­ygen tanks for transport and storage. From the beginning, Mrs. Hampton was an officerand advisor in the company, which flourished with sales to every major O2 producer in the U.S., and several for­eign

companies. In 1964, the Hamptons created Almond Circle, a unique subdivision that featured a pool, tennis courts, and owner-approved standards.

Mrs. Hampton was a de­voted mother to all her girls, seeking opportunities for each and arranging for spe­cial schooling and training for their beloved Jeannie, a special-needs youngster. In 1977, the Hamptons built and operated the Hamp­ton Courts Racquet Club in Portland. Those facilities are still used today by the Oregon Episcopal School. In 1987 the Hamptons moved to Portland for their retirement.

Mr. and Mrs. Hampton traveled in the U.S. and abroad, especially enjoying attending the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany and the famed Wimbledon tennis tournament in England in 1980. Mrs. Hampton was a member of the First Presby­terian Church in Portland, the Portland Symphony, and American Contract Bridge League. She was a talented singer and participated in church choirs and madrigals all her life. She played tennis and bridge regularly through­out her married life. Mrs. Hampton is survived by daughters Cherry (Bill) Moore, Jeannie Hampton of Portland, and Kathryn (Bill) Schjelderup of Salt Lake City; granddaughters, Sara Wood (Michael Gray) and Lisa Wood of Portland, and Mia, Myra, Ani, and Ari Schjelderup of Salt Lake City; and by her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Laura Jean Hampton Hevel and Dr. Roger Hevel of Waitsburg."

Mrs. Hampton was pre­deceased by her husband in 2006; and daughter, Helen Hampton Wood Lycklama in2003.