Frances Hogan
Jan. 15, 1928-March 31, 2014
Palo Alto, California
Frances B. Hogan passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2014, surrounded by her loving family and caregivers at her longtime home in Palo Alto. Born Jan. 15, 1928, in Portland, Ore., to John and Martha Beckwith, Fran spent her childhood years in the Portland area. In the late 1930s, the Beckwith family built a vacation cabin in central Oregon which soon became Fran's favorite place on earth. Over the years, she and her family would spend countless hours exploring the wonders of central Oregon from their cabin on the Metolius River.
Fran's father was a naval officer, and during World War II the family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she completed high school at The Hamlin School in San Francisco. She attended Stanford University where she met the love of her life, Dick Hogan. They both graduated in 1949 and married in 1950. Fran and Dick made their home in Palo Alto where they raised their five children.
Fran was a very caring person who was active in multiple community and charitable organizations including Los Altos Hills Horsemen's Association, Wedde Handiswimmers, Mid-Peninsula Open Space District, Westwind 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program and numerous others.
Fran and Dick enjoyed a life of extensive world travel. Their excursions often included their children and grandchildren. These travels are the subject of many fond family memories among three generations of Hogans. When at home in California and Oregon, Fran loved spending time with her family and often hosted events such as celebrating the Fourth of July on the Metolius River.
Fran is survived by her sister, Mary Smith of Oregon; her five children, John Hogan, Martha Dale, Rich Hogan, Mary Hogan-Botkin and Ted Hogan; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and two faithful golden retrievers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, her parents, her brother Jack Beckwith, her sister Isabel Goode and two grandsons and one granddaughter. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions in Fran's memory to one of her favorite charities.
