Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at 05:58:28 :
Independent Journal
Thursday, May 4, 1972
page 4
Herman H. Pierson Dies At 86
Herman H. (Dutch) Pierson, 86, former mayor of Larkspur, died today at a local hospital after a long illness.
Born in San Francisco, he grew up in Alameda where he attended Alameda High School. He moved to Marin in 1920, and had lived at 54 Walnut Avenue for the past 52 years.
Pierson served as a city councilman in Larkspur from 1930 to 1955, sitting as mayor for 12 years during that period. He was also a member of the Marin County Central Republican Committee.
Pierson retired from the shipping business in 1955. He worked as traffic manager for the Dollar Lines, Williams Dimond, Dela Rama, Coastwise Line and States Line.
He was a member of the Olympic Club, the Transportation Club, the Pacific Traffic Association, the Propellor Club and the Merchants Exchange Club of San Francisco.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; three daughters, Jeanne Clark of Alameda, Barbara Blake of San Rafael and Patricia Budge of Kamuela, Hawaii. He is also survived by two sisters, Juliett Rau of Danville and Sue Stanton of Redwood City.
He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church, Larkspur.
The family prefers contributions to donor's favorite charity.
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