By Associated Press
Los Angeles -- Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
She was 77.
Patricia Disney died in her Los Angeles home, surrounded by her four children, said family spokesman Clifford Miller.
An advocate for higher education, Patricia Disney served as a trustee of Occidental College in Los Angeles and a regent of St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. She also was a member of the board of the Peregrine Fund, a foundation that preserves birds of prey.
Her former husband, Roy Disney, was a longtime top executive at The Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his uncle. The couple divorced in 2007, and he died in 2009.
The Walt Disney Company President and CEO Bob Iger expressed condolences in a statement Friday.
"Her passing marks...
Los Angeles -- Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
She was 77.
Patricia Disney died in her Los Angeles home, surrounded by her four children, said family spokesman Clifford Miller.
An advocate for higher education, Patricia Disney served as a trustee of Occidental College in Los Angeles and a regent of St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. She also was a member of the board of the Peregrine Fund, a foundation that preserves birds of prey.
Her former husband, Roy Disney, was a longtime top executive at The Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his uncle. The couple divorced in 2007, and he died in 2009.
The Walt Disney Company President and CEO Bob Iger expressed condolences in a statement Friday.
"Her passing marks...
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