"From Spokane, the family moved first to Palo Alto, then to Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah, before eventually settling back in Palo Alto, California, where her parents helped found Covenant Presbyterian Church. Betty attended Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto High School, and the University of California at Santa Barbara, later graduating from San Jose State University before beginning a decades-long career in the management of department stores."
"The couple married and had three sons who were the center of their lives: Doyle Franklin, followed four years later by twins Travis Eugene and Jordan Thomas. With Betty's parents, brother, and cousins living around the corner in Palo Alto, the Rundell boys enjoyed an idyllic childhood of biking to school, playing sports, and spending time with family. Chuck devoted himself to raising the boys while Betty continued her career."
Elizabeth Aanja 'Betty' Rundell was born April 12, 1949, in Spokane, Washington, to Helen and John 'Jack' Toumy and was the younger sister of John Toumy. Her family moved among Palo Alto, Portland, and Salt Lake City before returning to Palo Alto, where her parents helped found Covenant Presbyterian Church. She attended Jordan Middle and Palo Alto High, studied at UC Santa Barbara, and graduated from San Jose State before beginning a decades-long career managing department stores. In 1967 she married artist Charles 'Chuck' Rundell and they had three sons: Doyle Franklin and twins Travis Eugene and Jordan Thomas. Chuck devoted himself to raising the boys while Betty continued her operations career, including roles at the Emporium and helping open the first Bloomingdale's in California. After Chuck's death she focused on family, later serving as CFO of Assured Relocation and becoming deeply involved with her granddaughters in Sun Valley.
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