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Curious Collector
Whether riding a tractor in his Napa vineyard, dining with Sophia Loren and members of the Russian National Orchestra, or making college visits with his children, John Traina made his endeavors seem elegant and effortless. The philanthropist and renowned Fabergé collector was a fixture of San Francisco society married first to Dede Buchanan, an ambassador's daughter, and later to author Danielle Steel.
Traina, '53, died February 1 of heart disease. He was
Born in San Francisco on September 26, , he was the son of a candy maker who sold his business to See's Candies in before the earthquake. Traina studied business at Stanford and worked as a shipping and cruise executive. He started Pearl Cruises, the first Western cruise line to sail to China.
His Fabergé cigarette-case collection was the largest in the world, and pieces were displayed in the Fabergé in America exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the M.H. deYoung Museum in San Francisco. He wrote two books, Extraordinary Jewels and The Fabergé Case: From the Private Collection of John Traina.
Though Traina moved in society circles, he liked the country, too. At his Oakville home, he grew grapes, gave red wine as gifts and hosted Fourth of July parties for hundreds of guests.
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John Traina
Since I always seem to share with you what goes on in my life, I am sharing with you now sad family news for us. My ex-husband, John Traina, father of eight of my nine children, passed away suddenly on February 1st, and it is a huge shock and grief to all of us, and most especially our children. We were married for 17 years, and have been separated and divorced for 16 years. But in spite of that, we remained good friends, and very close because of the children, and probably also just because we liked each other. He was a remarkably kind, patient, easy going man, had the perfect personality to be the father of so many children. He was totally unflappable, nothing ever bothered him, and I can hardly ever remember seeing him angry. We would leave for the weekends with 9 kids, a mountain of suitcases, three young women to help us, 8 dogs, a pet pig (who was supposed never to grow bigger than 30 pounds and weighed and was a most uncharming pet named Coco!!!), musical instruments, the kids&#; friends, a dozen backpacks full of homework, and John never batted an eye, or complained about the noise or chaos. He came up with a creation which was sheer genius and before its time of computers, video machines and modern viewing devices. He installed a TV in our van to watch vi
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Extraordinary Jewels
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