Pat Stryker
Pat Stryker (1957-) controls Stryker Corp., medical supply company founded by grandfather Homer (d. 1980), with siblings Ronda and Jon. First hospital beds; later specialty stretchers, cast cutters.
Low-profile heiress becoming more active in civic life: donated $3 million to defeat 2002 ballot initiative that would have gutted bilingual education in Colorado. Last year gave $20 million to Colorado State University, mostly to benefit football team. Bought Sonoma's Sommer Vineyards in 1999, rebuilt, replanted, changed name to Stryker Sonoma: 32 acres in Alexander Valley, producer of classic vinifera varietals Gewürztraminer and Zinfandel.