Friends and family in Costa Rica and abroad are mourning the death of U.S. citizen Temple Wanamaker, who passed away in Costa Rica on Nov. 17. He was 86. Wanamaker was one of the founding members and benefactors of the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center and the Ciudad de Niños, among other institutions.
He was born in Seattle, Washington, on July 16, 1918. His parents, Dr. Allison Temple Wanamaker and Helen Allmond, were bastions of Seattle society and members of the founding families of the Northwest United States. His sister, Alice Jane Wanamaker of Seattle, continues the Wanamaker tradition of supporting others, by her founding of the Allison T. Wanamaker Professorship, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington Medical School. The professorship is a tribute to Temple’s father, Dr. Wanamaker.
After graduating from Stanford University, Temple Wanamaker went on to become a career foreign service diplomat with the U.S. State Department. With distinguished service in Costa Rica, Spain, Philippines, Bahamas, Israel, Argentina, and other postings, he was awarded the Secretary’s Award. He was “cited for courage displayed in voluntarily remaining at his post and continuing to perform his duties despite threats and attempts at bodily harm.” He is also the author of the book “American Foreign Policy Today,” with an introduction by Secretary of State Dean Rusk in 1964. As written by Rusk “…Mr. Wanamaker… became convinced of the need for a small book which could explain to the American citizen the main elements of our foreign policy… he took leave of absence without pay in order to write [this book] as his response to that conviction.”
He is remembered by friends and family as possessing an intellect surpassed by none, a great listener with a dry sense of humor… a friend, father, husband, grandfather, patron, and benefactor.
Temple is survived by his sister Alice, his three children Peter, Natalie, and Allison, and his grandchildren Alexander and Susan Wanamaker, Jordan and Sergei Javier and Sophia McDonald. He was married to Sophia Wolkonsky, who died in 1968, and later to Judy Pirie, who passed away in 2002.
He was born in Seattle, Washington, on July 16, 1918. His parents, Dr. Allison Temple Wanamaker and Helen Allmond, were bastions of Seattle society and members of the founding families of the Northwest United States. His sister, Alice Jane Wanamaker of Seattle, continues the Wanamaker tradition of supporting others, by her founding of the Allison T. Wanamaker Professorship, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington Medical School. The professorship is a tribute to Temple’s father, Dr. Wanamaker.
After graduating from Stanford University, Temple Wanamaker went on to become a career foreign service diplomat with the U.S. State Department. With distinguished service in Costa Rica, Spain, Philippines, Bahamas, Israel, Argentina, and other postings, he was awarded the Secretary’s Award. He was “cited for courage displayed in voluntarily remaining at his post and continuing to perform his duties despite threats and attempts at bodily harm.” He is also the author of the book “American Foreign Policy Today,” with an introduction by Secretary of State Dean Rusk in 1964. As written by Rusk “…Mr. Wanamaker… became convinced of the need for a small book which could explain to the American citizen the main elements of our foreign policy… he took leave of absence without pay in order to write [this book] as his response to that conviction.”
He is remembered by friends and family as possessing an intellect surpassed by none, a great listener with a dry sense of humor… a friend, father, husband, grandfather, patron, and benefactor.
Temple is survived by his sister Alice, his three children Peter, Natalie, and Allison, and his grandchildren Alexander and Susan Wanamaker, Jordan and Sergei Javier and Sophia McDonald. He was married to Sophia Wolkonsky, who died in 1968, and later to Judy Pirie, who passed away in 2002.
Friends and family in Costa Rica and abroad are mourning the death of U.S. citizen Temple Wanamaker, who passed away in Costa Rica on Nov. 17. He was 86. Wanamaker was one of the founding members and benefactors of the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center and the Ciudad de Niños, among other institutions.
He was born in Seattle, Washington, on July 16, 1918. His parents, Dr. Allison Temple Wanamaker and Helen Allmond, were bastions of Seattle society and members of the founding families of the Northwest United States. His sister, Alice Jane Wanamaker of Seattle, continues the Wanamaker tradition of supporting others, by her founding of the Allison T. Wanamaker Professorship, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington Medical School. The professorship is a tribute to Temple’s father, Dr. Wanamaker.
After graduating from Stanford University, Temple Wanamaker went on to become a career foreign service diplomat with the U.S. State Department. With distinguished service in Costa Rica, Spain, Philippines, Bahamas, Israel, Argentina, and other postings, he was awarded the Secretary’s Award. He was “cited for courage displayed in voluntarily remaining at his post and continuing to perform his duties despite threats and attempts at bodily harm.” He is also the author of the book “American Foreign Policy Today,” with an introduction by Secretary of State Dean Rusk in 1964. As written by Rusk “…Mr. Wanamaker… became convinced of the need for a small book which could explain to the American citizen the main elements of our foreign policy… he took leave of absence without pay in order to write [this book] as his response to that conviction.”
He is remembered by friends and family as possessing an intellect surpassed by none, a great listener with a dry sense of humor… a friend, father, husband, grandfather, patron, and benefactor.
Temple is survived by his sister Alice, his three children Peter, Natalie, and Allison, and his grandchildren Alexander and Susan Wanamaker, Jordan and Sergei Javier and Sophia McDonald. He was married to Sophia Wolkonsky, who died in 1968, and later to Judy Pirie, who passed away in 2002.
He was born in Seattle, Washington, on July 16, 1918. His parents, Dr. Allison Temple Wanamaker and Helen Allmond, were bastions of Seattle society and members of the founding families of the Northwest United States. His sister, Alice Jane Wanamaker of Seattle, continues the Wanamaker tradition of supporting others, by her founding of the Allison T. Wanamaker Professorship, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington Medical School. The professorship is a tribute to Temple’s father, Dr. Wanamaker.
After graduating from Stanford University, Temple Wanamaker went on to become a career foreign service diplomat with the U.S. State Department. With distinguished service in Costa Rica, Spain, Philippines, Bahamas, Israel, Argentina, and other postings, he was awarded the Secretary’s Award. He was “cited for courage displayed in voluntarily remaining at his post and continuing to perform his duties despite threats and attempts at bodily harm.” He is also the author of the book “American Foreign Policy Today,” with an introduction by Secretary of State Dean Rusk in 1964. As written by Rusk “…Mr. Wanamaker… became convinced of the need for a small book which could explain to the American citizen the main elements of our foreign policy… he took leave of absence without pay in order to write [this book] as his response to that conviction.”
He is remembered by friends and family as possessing an intellect surpassed by none, a great listener with a dry sense of humor… a friend, father, husband, grandfather, patron, and benefactor.
Temple is survived by his sister Alice, his three children Peter, Natalie, and Allison, and his grandchildren Alexander and Susan Wanamaker, Jordan and Sergei Javier and Sophia McDonald. He was married to Sophia Wolkonsky, who died in 1968, and later to Judy Pirie, who passed away in 2002.
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