Marjorie Elliott Sypher de Oduber (24 January 1925 – 16 April 2015) was a

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-born Costa Rican musician and

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. She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978 during the administration of her husband, former

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Daniel Oduber Quirós Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós (August 25, 1921 – October 13, 1991) was a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, philosopher, poet, and essayist. He served as the President of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978. He is credited with the c ...

Biography

She was born Marjorie Elliot Sypher in

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, Ontario, Canada, in 1925. She married

, the future President of Costa Rica, in 1948. The couple had two children, Luis Adrian and Ana María. Daniel Oduber died on October 13, 1991, at the age of 70. Marjorie Elliot Sypher died in

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, on April 16, 2015, at the age of 90. Her brother was

Fraser Elliott Roy Fraser Elliott (25 November 1921 – 26 January 2005) was a Canadian lawyer, supporter of the arts, and philanthropist. Early life and education Elliott was born in Ottawa, Ontario, a son to Colin Fraser Elliott (at one time, the Deput ...

, a prominent Canadian lawyer.

References

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