Patricia Hellman

San Francisco

Patricia Christina “Chris” Hellman – artist, ballerina, philanthropist and wife of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman – passed away on Saturday, February 4th 2016. Chris was a passionate supporter of the arts and that love came through in all aspects of her life. She was an avid painter and a tireless supporter of the San Francisco Ballet. Born in London in 1933, Chris had a successful career as a prima ballerina with the London Festival Ballet before marrying Warren. They were together for 56 years before his death in 2011. Chris was the perfect foil for Warren in many ways but they both enjoyed a great sense of humor. She was often seen at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, on the stage wings or wandering among the throngs, with a twinkle in her eyes and smile on her face. When Warren picked up the banjo again in his mid-60s and put together bluegrass band the Wronglers, she was happy to sit in and sing on the occasional song. Chris and Warren’s love of philanthropy – especially programs promoting the arts, education and social equality – inspired the Hellman Foundation’s giving, which has awarded more than $25M since its founding in 2011. In 2015, festival organizers discussed with the four adult Hellman children how to best pay tribute to Chris. The Star Stage was renamed the Swan Stage in honor of Chris and her successful ballet past, and her beautiful artwork was featured at the festival. Chris’ daughter, Tricia Hellman Gibbs, noted “We wanted to bring in a reminder of Mom’s spirit, beauty, artistry, and zany humor as a living presence at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. The many photos and the renaming of one of the stages after one of the great ballets Mom performed created just the perfect acknowledgement of her central place at the festival, and in the hearts of the many, many people who love her.” Her watercolors depicting botanicals at the height of their bloom seemed right at home in Golden Gate Park. The Swan stage has continued to be one of the most popular, hosting the likes of Cyndi Lauper & Kris Kristofferson this past year. Among her many contributions to San Francisco arts and culture, Chris was Chair Emeritus of San Francisco Ballet; Chair of the San Francisco Arts Organization’s Task Force; a Board Member of the San Francisco Free Clinic – founded by her daughter and son-in-law, Drs. Tricia and Richard Gibbs; Trustee Emeritus for the Princess Grace Foundation – USA; a sustaining member of the Junior League; and a member of the San Francisco Symphony League. Chris Hellman has four children, twelve grandchildren, and four great grandchildren who will miss her dearly.

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Ronald M Meyer	Harvey B Gantt, Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Tom Campbell, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Penny Pritzker	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Tom Campbell, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
David Geffen	Harvey B Gantt, Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Eli Broad	Harvey B Gantt, Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Leonard A Lauder	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Wish List, the, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, American Arts Alliance Political Action Committee
Haim Saban	Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Tom Steyer	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Matthew K Fong, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Cheryl Saban	Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party
Herbert Sandler	Harvey B Gantt, Gray Davis, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Tom Campbell, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Andrew Tobias	Harvey B Gantt, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Jonathan M Tisch	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
F Warren Hellman	Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Doug Ose, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Matthew K Fong, Wish List, the, PAC to the Future, Republicans for Choice PAC, California Victory 2000, Tom Campbell, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis	Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, California Victory 2000, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Jack Bendheim	Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Tom Campbell, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Diane Meyer Simon	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Agnes Gund	Harvey B Gantt, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party
Ann Moss	Gray Davis, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, California Victory 2000, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change
Elaine Schuster	Harvey B Gantt, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, Emily's List, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Martin A Harmon	Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, John Kerry, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Doug Ose, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Committee for Change
George Soros	Harvey B Gantt, Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina Democratic Party - Federal, PAC to the Future, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Virginia, Ohio Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Georgia Federal Elections Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

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Aliases	Chris Hellman, Patricia C Hellman

Patricia Hellman

San Francisco

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