Posted on 07/25/2017 8:25:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Barbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of legendary singer Frank Sinatra and a prominent children's advocate and philanthropist who raised millions of dollars to help abused youngsters, died Tuesday. She was 90.
Sinatra died of natural causes at her Rancho Mirage, California, home surrounded by family and friends, said John Thoresen, director of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center.
With her husband's help, she founded a nonprofit center in Rancho Mirage in 1986 to provide therapy and other support to young victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. In the years since, Thoresen said, more than 20,000 children have been treated at the center and hundreds of thousands more worldwide through videos it provides.
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Now there is a woman who made a difference. Wow and to think it will go on long long from now. Great job and enjoy it up there.
A beautiful lady.
RIP.
She sounds like a classy lady. May she rest in peace.
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