Obituary: George Boone, a Philanthropist in Southern California
August 18, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
George Boone, an orthodontist, real-estate developer, and philanthropist who supported many institutions in Southern California, died of Parkinson’s disease in San Marino, Calif., last week, reports The Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Boone, who was 85, was a longtime supporter of his alma mater, the University of Southern California, as well as the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where he supported the interactive Boone Children’s Gallery.
Dr. Boone and his wife, MaryLou, established the Boone Family Foundation in 1983. The newspaper said he told people, “Writing checks is very boring. If I get interested in something, I want to be involved.”
The foundation is now run by the couple’s son, Nick Boone, the newspaper reports.
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