Obituary — Louise Mallory: Gulf Stream

By Antigone Barton

Gulf Stream — When thieves took a boy’s wheelchair, the story made the news.
Louise Mallory’s response didn’t make the news, but the child got a new wheelchair.
That was the way Mrs. Mallory wanted it, Frank Giacalone, her husband of 33 years, said.
Whether supporting major medical institutions, or replacing a child’s stolen wheelchair, Louise Mallory found happiness in giving, he added.
The philanthropist and Gulf Stream resident died March 28 at Bethesda Memorial Hospital. She was 100 years old.
The daughter of Frank and Edna Sobotka, Mrs. Mallory was born June 17, 1909, in Washington, D.C. With a father in the diplomatic corps, she got in the habit of traveling at a young age, and continued to love travel through her life — taking five world cruises, Mr. Giacalone said. He could not think of country she hadn’t visited.
She married Philip Rogers Mallory, a founder of Duracell International Battery Co., and upon his death in 1975 she continued to give to the nonprofit Mystic Seaport Museum, an educational institution with which the late Mr. Mallory was involved, Mr. Giacalone said.
She also donated to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, he said.
“She was just a very generous, kind, loving person,” Mr. Giacalone said. “A lot of times she gave without any name recognition.”
Mrs. Mallory’s remains were cremated and taken to sea. A service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach was officiated by Rev. Chip Stokes on April 9.
Memorial donations may be made to Mystic Seaport Museum, at 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CN 06355.

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