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	Purpose of the Fund The Lillian Graf Memorial Endowment Fund helps sustain the goals and mission of JFCS' Dream House, which offers safe housing, counseling, and practical and emotional support for women who have escaped abusive situations and their children. Biography Born in San Francisco in 1914, Lillian Graf spent her entire life in the Bay Area. When her father died when she was only seven, her mother, a seamstress, was left to raise Lillian and her sister by herself. To help support the family, Lillian graduated from high school early and joined the employment force at the height of the Depression. After 25 years of working in the boys department of O'Conner and Moffit, which eventually became today's Macy's, Lillian retired but continued to lead an extremely active lifestyle with Alexander, her husband of 65 years, and their two children, two grandsons, and two great-grandsons. She enjoyed Giants baseball games, golf and travel, hiking, and swimming. Lillian also liked to run and, at age 75, joined one of her grandsons in a race where both took first place in their respective age divisions! In fact, Lillian and Alexander had been out dancing only days before her unexpected death in December 2001. Fund Creator Carolyn and Arlan Kertz Related Web Pages www.jfcs.org