# Holly Coors **Edith Holland "Holly" Coors** (née Hanson; 1920–2009) was the wife of [[Joseph Coors]] and a conservative political activist in her own right — serving on the boards of [[The Heritage Foundation]] and the [[Federalist Society]], and holding appointments from both the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. ## Background - Born August 25, 1920, in Bangor, Maine - Moved to New York City; worked as a model - Married [[Joseph Coors]] in 1941; divorced 1987 - Five sons, including [[Peter Coors]] and [[Jeffrey Coors]] - Founded **Women of Our Hemisphere Achieving Together** (Central American women's assistance) - Reagan appointee to the Board of Governors of the [[Air Force]] Academy; named goodwill ambassador - George H.W. Bush appointee to the White House Fellows Commission - Died January 18, 2009 ## Why she matters for the KB Holly Coors was the rare dynasty spouse who built her own independent conservative institutional footprint — Heritage board, [[Federalist Society]] board, [[Castle Rock Foundation]] trustee — rather than operating solely through her husband's giving. She is a node in the [[Coors Family]] dynasty page.