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Born in Santa Ana in 1896, Isabel grew to be an Orange County civic and social leader. Her
exhaustive campaign to assure beautification of Newport Beach and its environs for future
generations earned her the nickname "Big Trees" Pease.
Isabel reached out to hundreds of folks in her capacity as a leader in city beautification, civil
defense, boating activities, and education. Her community efforts reached their height in 1964 and
1965 when she was successively elected chairman of the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches &
Recreation Commission and then was selected as Citizen of the Year.
After World War II (in which she was an active volunteer for the Red Cross, Ration Board and Air
Watch, she spearheaded group efforts for the state to buy and preserve what is now Corona del
Mar City and State Beach, better known as Big Corona.
"If people live and work in a beautiful community then they will act like beautiful people" she said in
a newspaper interview.
Corona del Mar residents owe Isabel a debt of thanks for the wonderful legacy she has left behind
for us to enjoy.
The above information about Isabel Pease was extracted from the December 17, 1980 Daily Pilot Article, Newport Booster
Section.
Previously Profiled Residents
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exhaustive campaign to assure beautification of Newport Beach and its environs for future
generations earned her the nickname "Big Trees" Pease.
Isabel reached out to hundreds of folks in her capacity as a leader in city beautification, civil
defense, boating activities, and education. Her community efforts reached their height in 1964 and
1965 when she was successively elected chairman of the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches &
Recreation Commission and then was selected as Citizen of the Year.
After World War II (in which she was an active volunteer for the Red Cross, Ration Board and Air
Watch, she spearheaded group efforts for the state to buy and preserve what is now Corona del
Mar City and State Beach, better known as Big Corona.
"If people live and work in a beautiful community then they will act like beautiful people" she said in
a newspaper interview.
Corona del Mar residents owe Isabel a debt of thanks for the wonderful legacy she has left behind
for us to enjoy.
The above information about Isabel Pease was extracted from the December 17, 1980 Daily Pilot Article, Newport Booster
Section.
Previously Profiled Residents
- Judge Robert Gardner
- Luvena Hayton
- Phil Sansone
- Mary Burton
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