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Tuesday, December 19, 2000

Hearst's last son dead at 85

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO - Randolph Apperson Hearst, the newspaper heir whose daughter Patricia was kidnapped by the revolutionary Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, died Monday at a New York hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 85.
   Hearst was the last surviving son of the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.
   Randolph Hearst was chairman of the family's media empire from 1973 to 1996. At the time his daughter was kidnapped, he was also editor and president of the San Francisco Examiner.
   Throughout the kidnapping ordeal, Hearst left his mansion regularly to face the media and discuss the latest SLA demands.
   "Randy was the center of calm in a very turbulent period," said his nephew, William Randolph Hearst III.
   An heir to the family's gold, silver and copper fortune who also earned millions each year from the Hearst Corp.'s media holdings, Hearst's personal wealth was estimated by Forbes magazine to be $1.8 billion.
   Hearst is survived by his wife, Veronica, and five daughters.
  

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