Viola Hampton-Pierce
Viola Hampton-Pierce | |
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| Born | Viola Anna Marie Hayes August 25, 1961 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Alon Hampton (m. 1986; div. 2000) Eliecer Vasquez Ornelas (m. 2003; div. 2008) Zak Henderson (m. 2011; ann. 2012) Bartholomew Pierce (m. 2019) |
| Children | Victoria |
| Parents |
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| Family | Vega-Hayes |
Viola Hayes Hampton-Pierce (born Viola Anna Marie Hayes; August 25, 1961) is an American socialite, the first wife of technology entrepreneur Alon Hampton and second wife of cruise line magnate Bartholomew Pierce. She is also known as the daughter of secret millionaire Amelia Vega Hayes; mother to contralto Victoria Hampton-Chavez and aunt to Jacob Dunham, Jennifer Ryan, and identical twins Josephine Dunham and Jessica Dunham Ashe.
Early life
Hampton-Pierce was born as Viola Anna Marie Hayes in Seattle, Washington, as the first child of Amelia née Vega, a working-class office clerk born in Manila, the Philippines; and Philip Ricardo Hayes, an electrician of Hispanic descent from Seattle. Her maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States in the 1950s and settled in Tacoma, Washington with Amelia. Hayes's parents met and married at 16 and shortly after had her. Hayes's has a younger sister, Celina, 3 years her junior, who died in a car accident in 1998.
1984–2003: First marriage and motherhood
Hayes met her first husband, tech magnate Alon Hampton, in 1984 when she joined his company Ellonet while it was in its infancy. Fresh out of the City University of Seattle, Hayes received a bachelor's degree in accounting and became a certified accountant in 1983. She briefly worked for a local Seattle-based bank before seeing a job posting for an accountant from her future husband's telephone company. The couple had their daughter, Victoria, in 1989.
2003–2008: Second marriage, early career and death of mother
In 2003, Hampton-Pierce married Eliecer Vasquez Ornelas (born 1979) who is 18 years her junior. They divorced peacefully in 2008 and remain friends.
2009–2012: Third marriage and annulment
Hampton-Pierce married Tacoma-based attorney Zak Henderson (born 1960) in the spring of 2011 after meeting at a local city council meeting. Hampton-Pierce alleged that Henderson was abusive and the couple annulled the marriage in October 2012. Her daughter did not approve of the marriage.
2013–2018: Later career and Ember of the Sea cruise
2019–present: Fourth marriage
References
- ↑ "Tech magnate Alon Hampton and wife Viola Anna Hampton divorce". The Wall Street Journal. February 19, 2000.
Tech magnate Alon Hampton, founder of communications giant Ellonet Communications, divorces wife of 14 years...Mrs. Hampton listed her new name as Mrs. Hayes Hampton in court filings.
- ↑ "Celebrating Seattle newly weds". The Seattle Times. 25 August 2003.
Viola Hampton, a Seattle-native and an active community member who was married to tech magnate Alon Hampton, remarries to Eliecer Vasquez Orneals in a private ceremony...The bride has announced she will be known as Viola Hampton-Vasquez, the new Mrs. Eliecer Vasquez Ornelas.
- ↑ "Viola Hampton announces run for Seattle Public School board". The Seattle Times. 20 July 2012.
Seattle resident and businesswoman Viola Vasquez-Henderson, the former Viola Hampton, announced last Thursday that she is seeking office...