Five decade fixture at Foothill Country Day, great-grandmother was 103After a full life of love, service and adventure, Eleanor Forbes Pierson has died in her beloved Claremont at the age of 103. Eleanor was born to Grace Gammon Forbes of Pasadena, and Kenneth Bradshaw Forbes of Wisconsin. The Forbes family was deeply involved in the creation of Padua Hills Theatre. His own offspring were later his best students, including Forbes Malcom Pierson (deceased, 2004), Cynthia Pierson (Ted Schleicher) of Prescott, Arizona, Jan Pierson (Geoff Stevenson) of Scio, Oregon, and Douglas Pierson (Julee Pierson) of Chino Valley, Arizona. She began at Foothill Country Day School by becoming a charter parent and volunteer.

Source: Forbes February 11, 2024 19:39 UTC