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 cũng tham gia vào RVEHA, một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận cung cấp nhà ở cho người cao tuổi có thu nhập thấp tại Marin. Anh đã hỗ trợ tổ chức phi lợi nhuận nhỏ này trong quá trình mở rộng và xây dựng cơ sở thứ hai. Anh đảm nhiệm vai trò Kế toán trưởng dưới sự lãnh đạo của bốn Chủ tịch Hội đồng Quản trị, mang lại sự ổn định và an toàn tài chính. Anh là người bạn thân thiết của cả cư dân và thành viên Hội đồng Quản trị, luôn nở nụ cười và có những lời khen ngợi tích cực.

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.

Quý vị có thể đóng góp dưới tên của ông ấy vào:

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