Anna Murdoch-Mann pictured with her sons James Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, and former husband Rupert Murdoch. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Image)
Anna Murdoch-Mann, 81, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17 — surrounded by family — at her home in Florida.
Following their divorce, Anna was a glamorous, gorgeous figure in Palm Beach and South Hampton. Then long-married to Bill Mann, who later passed away, she is survived by her husband Ashton dePeyster, her three children, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The author of three novels: "In Her Own Image" (1985), "Family Business" (1988), and "Coming to Terms" (1992), much of her time was devoted to philanthropy and children’s causes.
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Resident of LA in the 1990s, she worked for Children’s Institute, which services over 5,000 abused children yearly. Her annual fund-raiser brought in millions.
Anna Murdoch-Mann passed away in her Florida home on Tuesday. (Ken Faught/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
She was — and still is — cherished by our Cardinal Timothy Dolan. He remembers teasing her about getting too thin. He told Anna she needs to eat more. Answered Anna: "You do the eating — I’ll do the talking."
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He also recalls her love of gardening. She told His Eminence when he was still Archbishop of New York: "I love receiving flowers. I can then replant them in my garden in the Hamptons."
Many people loved Anna Murdoch.
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