Hampton, Dorothy Frances 87 12/28/1922 8/9/2010 Dorothy Frances Hampton, of Portland, died at her home Aug. 9, 2010, with her family gathered around her. She was 87. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Bishop Funeral Chapel, Pendleton. Interment will be in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. She was born Dec. 28, 1922, to John Patrick "Jack" and Helen Harrington Sweet in Prescott, Ariz. Dorothy graduated from grammar school in Phoenix, Ariz.; 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 a part of the community of Orinda, Calif., where they were charter members and early officers in 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 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 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. Mrs. Hampton was predeceased by her husband in 2006; and daughter, Helen Hampton Wood Lycklama in 2003.

Published in The Oregonian on August 24, 2010