Ms. Sam Thornton

Educated at Pine Manor College, the University of California at Berkeley, and Catholic University in Washington D.C., Ms. Thornton worked as a licensed clinical social worker at Mills Hospital in San Mateo for many years.

She was an auxiliary volunteer at Stanford Hospital clinics and at Mission Hospice in San Mateo.

Ms. Thornton is survived by her brother, Sam Thornton.

Donations may be made to a charity.Arrangements were by Roller, Hapgood & Tinney of Palo Alto.