Partner Jane G. English
Queer Places:
Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Mary Babette Hecht (December 31, 1912 – March 17, 1982) was the heiress to the Hecht Department Stores chain.
The life of this person has been researched by Esther Newton for her essay:
"Cherry Grove, Fire Island", published by Duke University Press.
She was born in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Moses Samuel Hecht (1873-1954) and Blanche Hartman (1879-1951). She married Harry A. Oppenhunst Schloss, Jr (1909-1996) and had a child, Harry O. Schloss, 3rd (1940-1997), but then she amicably divorced, and ended her life in a pink marble tomb—fashioned after Egypt’s Sphinx—next to her friend Jane G. English.
Hecht donated $4.2 million to the University of Miami's athletics program. The gift funds scholarships for football student-athletes who are part of a program that has captured five national championships and sent a multitude of players to the NFL. Mary Hecht was a passionate supporter of her favorite team, the Miami Hurricanes, and now her generous legacy will help future generations of student-athletes fulfill their dream to get a great education and play for the U, said UM President Donna E. Shalala. The Mary B. Hecht Fund is the largest endowment ever for intercollegiate football scholarships at UM and came just as the University was poised to begin the 2011 college football season under new head coach Al Golden. This historical gift will continue to support our vision of excellence in academics and athletics at the University of Miami, said Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst.
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