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Notes for Jane HOLCOMB
Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - August 6, 1985
Deceased Name: JANE DU PONT, EX-GUV'S MOTHER
A memorial service was held yesterday for Jane Holcomb du Pont, mother of former Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV.
Mrs. du Pont, 71, of Rockland, Del., died of leukemia Thursday.
"She kind of lived for the times that all of us could get together around a Christmas tree or at a picnic on a beach," the former governor said, adding his mother made sure she visited each of her 11 grandchildren every year.
He said she was very encouraging about his political career and when he was elected governor "I think she kind of wondered if I really knew what I was doing . . . She was very proud of my congressional career and career as governor."
Mrs. du Pont served on the board of the Children's Bureau and also was active in the preservation of "Kenmore" in Fredericksburg, Va., which was the home of Betty Fielding Lewis, the only sister of George Washington.
In addition to her son and grandchildren, Mrs. du Pont is survived by her husband, Pierre S. du Pont III, two daughters and a sister.
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