Vega-Hayes family
The Vega-Hayes family is an American millionaire family originating from the Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area in Oregon and Washington. The family matriarch is Amelia Vega Hayes. The Vega-Hayes family became notable in 2018 when the secret fortune of Hayes was discovered by her grandchildren in a will dated from 2006. Before then, the family was ordinary and led private lives with the exception of Jacob Dunham, who was a notable attorney in Oregon legal circles; and Victoria Hampton-Chavez, the ex-wife of technology magnate Alon Hampton, though her side of the family was never mentioned or discussed in the media or socialite circles. After the family story was told by the media and gossip magazines, the Vega-Hayes family became public figures involved with charity, law, government, filmmaking and culinary art.
Origin
Amelia Vega Hayes was born in Manila, The Philippines and immigrated to Seattle, Washington, during her early childhood with her parents and four siblings. She subsequently met her husband in 1959 and married when they were teenagers in 1961. She had two daughters and moved to Vancouver, Washington.
Family members and descendants
Overview
Her children and grandchildren include
- Viola Hampton-Pierce
- Victoria Hampton-Chavez and William Hochul III (m. 2008, annulled 2009); Chaz Chavez (m. 2019)
- Celina Dunham née Hayes and Joseph Dunham
- Jacob Dunham and Candace Dunham née Myrtle (m. 2007, div. 2011); Elena Sanchez (m. 2020)
- Jennifer Sloan and William Sloan (m. 2018, div. 2021); Prince Leonardo, Duke of Moselle (m. 2022)
- Josephine Dunham and Audrey Chapman (m. 2021)
- Jessica Dunham and Carter Ashe (m. 2021)