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.

Ralph também esteve envolvido com a RVEHA, uma organização sem fins lucrativos que fornece moradia para idosos de baixa renda em Marin. Ele ajudou a pequena organização sem fins lucrativos em sua expansão e na construção de uma segunda instalação. Atuou como tesoureiro com quatro presidentes de diretoria, proporcionando estabilidade e segurança financeira. Ele era amigo dos residentes e dos membros da diretoria, sempre com um sorriso e uma palavra positiva.

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.

Doações em seu nome podem ser feitas para:

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