Rachel Mellon Walton

Rachel Larimer Mellon Walton (January 8, 1899March 2, 2006) was an American philanthropist, a member of one of the most prominent families in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the longest serving member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's board of directors. In 1998, she was named one of the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. A centenarian at the time of her death in 2006, she reached the age of 107. Formative years and family Born on January 8, 1899, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Rachel Larimer Mellon, Rachel Mellon was one of four children of William Larimer Mellon (1868–1949) and Mary "May" (Taylor) Mellon. Her father, a founder of Gulf Oil, was a member of the prominent Mellon family.