* Rosalie Hearst; Civic Leader in Palm Springs

Rosalie Hearst, 84, Palms Springs civic leader and philanthropist who was the widow of George R. Hearst, the oldest of five sons of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. Rosalie Hearst’s major philanthropy was the U.S. Senate Youth Program, founded in 1962 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and created by an act of Congress. The program sponsors a weeklong stay in Washington by 104 high school student leaders who study the workings of the federal government. Her other charitable involvements included serving as trustee of the Warner Guidance Center for Emotionally Disturbed Children, the Palm Springs Youth Center, Friends of the College of the Desert Cultural Center and the Pathfinders Boys and Girls Ranch. She also helped found the Opera Guild of Palm Springs, the Palm Springs Opera Company and the Palm Springs Women’s Press Club. She was born in Oklahoma City and attended UCLA as a psychology major. She married George Hearst, whose various posts included publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, in 1960. After his death in 1972, she founded the George Randolph Hearst Memorial Foundation for Diabetes Education. On Friday in Palm Springs.