Ralph William Staver
1914 - 1995 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. Ralph William Staver was born on 15 Apr 1914 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; died on 15 Apr 1995 in San Diego County, California. Other Events:
- Occupation: financier
Notes:
Ralph Stave; Financier, Train Hobbyist
Retired financier and investor Ralph Staver, who built a home in Del mar that featured his own four-engine, 17-car steam railroad, a hobby he shared with his community over the years, died Saturday of a heart attack. He was 81.
Staver, a 1937 Stanford Business School graduate, retired to Del Mar from Los Angeles, where he had enjoyed a successful career. In that San Diego County city, he became a councilman and was active with the San Diego Opera and Scripps Memorial Hospital Foundation.
His interest in railroads started in his youth. His father, Charles, was an executive of the Union Pacific railroad.
Staver’s survivors include his wife, Marian Kirkpatrick Staver; eight children; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Donation in his name are asked for the San Diego Opera.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Tuesday, 18 April 1995.
Family/Spouse: Marian Kirkpatrick. Marian (daughter of John Lawrence Kirkpatrick and Franciska Chandler) was born on 22 Jan 1923 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 19 May 2009 in Del Mar, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]