HAMPTON, Dorothy Frances

Arizona Silver Belt, Globe, AZ Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010 Dorothy Frances Hampton, of Portland, Oregon, died at her home on Aug. 9, 2010, with her family gathered around her. Mrs. Hampton was born to John Patrick (Jack) and Helen Harrington Sweet on Dec. 28, 1922, in Prescott, Arizona. She graduated from grammar school in Phoenix, Arizona, from Globe High School in 1940 and from Arizona State College, Flagstaff, in English, in 1945. She served in WWII in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Services) in the U.S. Navy. Mrs. Hampton was married on July 3, 1948, to Robert S. (Bob) Hampton at the Berkeley, California, University Presbyterian Church. They built a house, and started a family, rearing four daughters and becoming a part of the community of nearby Orinda, California, where they were charter members and early officers in the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. Jack and Helen Sweet were lifelong members of the family household. In 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Hampton moved with their family to Livermore, California, where they established their business, LOX Equipment Co., a corporation for the manufacture of liquid oxygen tanks for transport and storage. From the beginning, Mrs. Hampton was an officer and advisor in the company, which flourished with sales to every major O2 producer in the USA and several foreign companies. In 1964 the Hamptons created Almond Circle, a unique subdivision that featured a pool and 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 for a time, the Hampton Courts Racquet Club in Portland, the facilities still being used today by the Oregon Episcopal School. In 1987, the Hamptons moved to Portland for their retirement. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton did much traveling in the U.S. and abroad, especially enjoying 1980, attending the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany, and the famed Wimbledon tennis tournament in England. Mrs. Hampton was a member of the Portland First Presbyterian Church, 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), Lisa Wood of Portland; and from Salt Lake City, granddaughters, Mia, Myra, Ani and Ari Schjelderup. Mrs. Hampton was predeceased by her husband in 2006, and in 2003, by her daughter, Helen Hampton Wood Lycklama. A memorial service is planned for Sept. 25, 2010, in Pendleton with interment there in Olney Cemetery.