Rosie Horton

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QSO QSM
Horton in 2019
Born
Rosemary Anne Moon

(1940-03-25)25 March 1940
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died14 May 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 83)
Auckland
, New Zealand
Known forCharitable and philanthropic work

Dame Rosemary Anne Horton

QSO QSM
(née Moon; 25 March 1940 – 14 May 2023) was a New Zealand philanthropist. For more than 40 years she raised money for New Zealand organisations, many of which focus on sick children and women.

Biography

Horton was born in Christchurch on 25 March 1940 to Olga (known as Bill) and Ellis Moon and grew up in Ashburton.[1][2] Her mother died of breast cancer in February 1963, when Horton was almost 23.[1][3]

In her late 20s, Horton worked in the library at UEB, a large corporate business in Auckland.[1]

Horton was a founding trustee of the

Salvation Army.[5][1]

In 2014, Horton and her husband established the Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Prize at the University of Auckland to remember New Zealand journalist and writer, Marcia Russell.[6]

Horton and her husband's second home was in Australia and they collected over 300 pieces of contemporary Aboriginal art. The collection will be donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.[1]

Personal life and death

Horton was married to Michael Horton, her second husband,[1] who was the managing director of newspaper and magazine publisher Wilson & Horton until 1995.[5]

Horton died in Auckland on 14 May 2023, at the age of 83.[7][8]

Honours and awards

In 1990, Horton received the

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to philanthropy.[5][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bailey, Judy. "Dame Rosie Horton is New Zealand's charity queen". Now To Love. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Births". The Press. 26 March 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Cemetery record enquiry". Ashburton District Council. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Friend and fundraiser extraordinaire". www.starshipstars.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "A volunteer for life". Stuff. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Prize - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ Martin, Hannah (15 May 2023). "Late philanthropist Dame Rosie Horton remembered as an 'incredible force'". Stuff. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Dame Rosemary Anne Horton". The New Zealand Herald. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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  10. ^ "No. 53334". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 39.
  11. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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