Ralph Hayward, 1943-2019

Ralph was born in Colchester, England and earned a BSc. in Estate Management from the University of London. Since 1969, Ralph worked with Grosvenor Estate of London, first with a Hawaii office and later opening the office in San Francisco. At the time of his retirement in 2002, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Grosvenor Americas and Grosvenor Group Holdings/UK with responsibilities for development and investment projects throughout the world including, Australia, Asia, Canada, Europe, South America and the United States.

Upon retirement, Ralph turned his career skills towards the non-profit sector and served on SAHA’s board of directors for over 18 years, with much of that time as President. Under his leadership, the company grew from a small local nonprofit housing developer with a dozen staff to one of the largest in the Bay Area with over 75 properties and 200 staff. He was loved, respected and admired by fellow board members and staff for his real estate expertise, his passion to help others, his diplomacy and his inimitable humor.

ラルフはまた、マリン州の低所得高齢者に住宅を提供する非営利団体RVEHAにも関わっていた。この小さな非営利団体の拡大と2つ目の施設の建設を支援した。彼は4人の理事長とともに会計を務め、安定と財政の安定を提供した。 居住者にも理事会メンバーにも親しみやすく、いつも笑顔で前向きな言葉をかけてくれた。.

Ralph was an avid fan and aficionado of jazz of all genres, a die-hard skier, sailor, squash, tennis, and golf player, an inveterate traveler and an enthusiastic language student.  He held true to his mantra of ‘work hard/play hard’, was an eternal optimist and Monty Python fan, personified by his frequent singing of ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’.  He is survived by Gillian his wife of 50 years, sons Richard and Miles and Granddaughter Bremze Bowie Hayward.

彼の名前での寄付は下記に：

The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, PO Box 302, El Granada, CA 94018:  bachddsoc.org

Squash Drive, PO Box 99165, Emeryville, CA 94662: squashdrive.org

RVEHA, PO Box 2969 San Anselmo, CA 94979: TamHouse.org