Paul V. Lorton Sr.

Paul Vernon Lorton, Sr. was born in San Mateo in 1909 to Eugene and Katherine Lorton. Mr. Lorton attended the Peninsula Avenue Grammar School, and San Mateo High School where he played on the basketball, soccer and tennis teams. After graduation, Lorton attended San Mateo Junior College, where he served as editor of the college paper and was a member of the college tennis and soccer teams. Lorton went on to finish his education at Stanford University, where he played soccer under the legendary Harry Maloney and was associate editor of Chaparral, the Stanford humor magazine. He was graduated from Stanford with Distinction. Lorton was employed by the Lawrence Warehouse Company, a nationwide warehouse firm headquartered in San Francisco. He had a 32 year career with Lawrence, spending 20 years of that time in Fresno as manager of the San Joaquin division. In 1953 he returned to Lawrence's San Francisco Headquarters, where he served as executive vice-president until he retired in 1964. After his retirement from Lawrence, Lorton re-entered the business world as vice-president and trust officer for the Bank of America. After a second retirement at age 65, he embarked on a career as a professional fund raiser for the Children's Hospital in Oakland, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation in San Mateo. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of that Foundation. Lorton achieved a reputation as an expert in the field of charitable deferred giving. He was a member of the Olympic Club, the University Club, the World Trade Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Stanford Golf Club, and the Peninsula Golf and Country Club.