honored to continue that tradition | ||
, in our joint names , to help | ||
build the new lecture hall .” | ||
Louise and Roy Woolsey were | ||
longtime residents of Newport | ||
Beach , and both were very active | ||
in civic and community organizations | ||
. Louise was a strong | ||
supporter of libraries , both the | ||
Newport Beach Public Library | ||
and the UCI Library . Roy was | ||
senior attorney in the Woolsey , | ||
Angelo and Thatcher law firm . | ||
An avid sailor , he was a former | ||
Commodore of the Lido Isle | ||
Yacht Club , establishing the Roy | ||
Woolsey regatta at the Lido Isle | ||
Interior of Witte Lecture Hall |
Yacht Club that is still being held . |
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Roy passed away in 2007 and |
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and a reconfiguration of the Library parking lot .
Elizabeth Stahr and her late husband John Stahr were the driving force behind the construction of the Central Library which opened in 1994 . The Central Library children ’ s area is named the Stahr Children ’ s Room in honor of their vision and leadership .
The Stahrs were also the Founders of the Newport Beach Public Library
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Foundation and Elizabeth has been a continuing guiding light for the Foundation .
Her son Walter Stahr , an attorney and acclaimed biographer , now serves on the
Board of the Foundation .
“ My late husband John and I were proud , thirty years ago now , to raise the money to build the Newport Beach
Central Library ,” said Elizabeth Stahr , who was named Newport Beach Citizen of the
Year in 2016 along with her husband John .
“ Although John is no longer with us , I am
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Louise in 2015 .
“ My parents were both very philanthropic ; my Father a longtime member of the Newport
Beach Sunrise Rotary Club and my Mother active in a number of charities , including supporting the Newport Beach Library , where the names “ Louise and Roy
Woolsey ” appear on the wall at
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