Linda Pace

Place: San Antonio

Born: 1945

Death: 2007

Biography:

Linda Pace (17 April 1945–2 July 2007) was an American artist, food magnate, heiress, and philanthropist who founded Artpace. She was born to parents who owned Pace Foods and took over the company with her husband Christopher “Kit” Goldsbury, before selling it to Kit after divorcing him. Pace created Chris Park in her home town of San Antonio, in memory of her son Chris, who died of a drug overdose in 1997.