Britt-Marie Boman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Rosalie (Dahlstrand) and Samuel Boman. She had a happy childhood there with one brother. After she finished school, she worked at HSB:s Riksfὄrbund. Then, in 1961, she came to San Francisco, intending to stay two years. Instead, she stayed nearly 60 years, making regular trips "home" for visits with family and friends. She worked in insurance for five years, spent a little over a year in Puerto Rico helping establish a lingerie business, and then settled back in San Franciscointo a twenty-five-year career with a property management firm. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2004.
After retirement, Britt-Marie did volunteer work, most recently knitting caps and blankets for newborn babies. She was a frequent bridge player, and regularly attended theater and the symphony. She made several significant international tourist trips. She was a gracious, lovely, "proper" lady. In San Francisco, she had a wide circle of friends, many of whom were other Swedish Americans. She was a life-time member, congregant and volunteer in Church of Sweden, San Francisco, and a member of the Swedish Women's Education Association. She moved to the Sequoias San Francisco in 2007, where she made other new friends and served on many resident committees.
Britt-Marie was predeceased by her parents and her brother. She was survived by a sister-in-law, a niece, and a nephew in Sweden, and by many friends. Because of the COVID-19 a Zoom celebration of life was held in November, and a candle was lit in the Church of Sweden San Francisco, where she had many friends.
The Britt-Marie Boman Legacy fund has received a donation of $100,000 from her estate to be used for outreach among the lonely, sick, and elderly as well as among children, parents and students.
Tack Britt-Marie!
Din Generositet och Goda Hjärta Skall Länge Leva i Vårt Minne!
May You Rest in Peace!