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Family Ties Forever! · 09-19-2011, 10:18 PM

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Dolores Hope, Widow Of Bob Hope, Dead At 102
By Alan Duke CNN

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2011 Updated: 6:08 pm CDT September 19, 2011

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Dolores Hope, the widow of actor-comedian Bob Hope, died of natural causes at her Los Angeles home Monday, her family said. She was 102. "I had such a huge admiration for both of them," actress Julie Newmar said. "The quality it takes to get just one year older, says a lot about that fact that she lived to 102. What a glorious woman and life!" Although she put her singing career on hold after her marriage to Hope, Dolores Hope was active as a philanthropist, involved in her own causes as well as her husband's. Military troops entertained by her husband's USO shows knew Dolores Hope because she would usually close the shows with a rendition of "Silent Night," according to a biography provided by her family.

"She was the First Lady of the USO," Carol Channing said. "They didn't come any more patriotic, caring or talented than Dolores." Her last USO show performance came at age 84, when she sang "White Christmas" to Operation Desert Storm troops from the back of a truck in the Saudi desert. She restarted her singing career at the age of 83 by recording several albums. She performed with Rosemary Clooney at Rainbow and Stars in New York for several weeks. Born in Harlem in New York on May 27, 1909, Dolores DeFina was a singer at Manhattan's Vogue Club when she met Bob Hope in 1933. It was "love at first song," the biography quotes Bob Hope as saying.

The couple married the next year and later adopted four children. The couple moved in the late 1930s from New York to California, where he pursued a movie and radio career. Bob Hope was 100 when he died July 27, 2003. "Dolores once said that their longevity could be credited to laughter and they certainly had a lot of that in their lives," said actress Alison Arngrim. The family will hold a private funeral at burial at the Bob Hope Memorial Garden, San Fernando Mission, California, where her husband was interred.

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Marvo301 · 09-19-2011, 10:49 PM

Dolores Hope. Thanks for the memories.

AKA · 09-19-2011, 11:14 PM

The Hopes were blessed with many wonderful gifts, longevity not being the least of them: they lived to a combined age of 202! May Mrs. Hope rest in peace, along with her husband.

phoebe7165 · 09-19-2011, 11:23 PM

I was thinking the same, that Bob lived to 100 and Dolores to 102, unbelieveable!!! Not to mention they were married 69 years!!!

Dork · 09-19-2011, 11:28 PM

Very sad!

Bob and Dolores are together again in heaven now

dakert · 09-19-2011, 11:34 PM

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Very sad!

Bob and Dolores are together again in heaven now

Maybe after 69 years together they might want to meet some new people in heaven--or however that works

Mr. Television · 09-20-2011, 12:17 AM

R.I.P Delores. You and Bob are together again. Indeed thanks for the memories.

Dork · 09-20-2011, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dakert

Maybe after 69 years together they might want to meet some new people in heaven--or however that works

Are you serious?

Fleet · 09-20-2011, 02:37 AM

Wow, 102 years old. How many married people both make it to 100?

catlover79 · 09-20-2011, 02:41 AM

God bless Bob and Delores.

Brad Russ · 09-20-2011, 02:59 AM

WOW, both her and her husband had some longjevity for sure. Always nice when people live to a ripe old age. R.I.P. to her!

old grouch · 09-20-2011, 09:35 AM

Bob and Dolores both had long and meaningful lives and brought a lot of happiness to a lot of people. RIP.

steevo · 09-20-2011, 10:50 AM

Bob and Delores. They had a long and happy marriage and left wonderful memories.

OH Nuts! · 09-21-2011, 04:11 PM

They were a lovely couple. God Bless the both of them. I hope I have an inch of their vitality when I get up there (if God willing I do).

Coffeecup · 09-22-2011, 07:09 PM

How was she in her last few years?. Usually you are awfully frail.

09-19-2011, 10:49 PM	#2
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09-19-2011, 11:14 PM	#3
AKA In stereo (where available) Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 16,790	The Hopes were blessed with many wonderful gifts, longevity not being the least of them: they lived to a combined age of 202! May Mrs. Hope rest in peace, along with her husband.
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09-19-2011, 11:23 PM	#4
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Star Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	I was thinking the same, that Bob lived to 100 and Dolores to 102, unbelieveable!!! Not to mention they were married 69 years!!!
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09-20-2011, 12:17 AM	#7
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09-20-2011, 02:37 AM	#9
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09-19-2011, 11:28 PM	#5
Dork Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 30, 2010 Posts: 591	Very sad! Bob and Dolores are together again in heaven now

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09-20-2011, 02:59 AM	#11
Brad Russ Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	WOW, both her and her husband had some longjevity for sure. Always nice when people live to a ripe old age. R.I.P. to her!
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09-20-2011, 09:35 AM	#12
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Bob and Dolores both had long and meaningful lives and brought a lot of happiness to a lot of people. RIP.

09-20-2011, 10:50 AM	#13
steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,476	Bob and Delores. They had a long and happy marriage and left wonderful memories.
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09-21-2011, 04:11 PM	#14
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	They were a lovely couple. God Bless the both of them. I hope I have an inch of their vitality when I get up there (if God willing I do).

09-22-2011, 07:09 PM	#15
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,193	How was she in her last few years?. Usually you are awfully frail.