Thomas T. Wilson painted this portrait of Anne Gould Hauberg in 1972. She was both elegant and feisty, not afraid to make noise. This piece is in the collection of Tacoma Art Museum, where Gould Hauberg was a trustee from 1994 to 2000.
Thomas T. Wilson painted this portrait of Anne Gould Hauberg in 1972. She was both elegant and feisty, not afraid to make noise. This piece is in the collection of Tacoma Art Museum, where Gould Hauberg was a trustee from 1994 to 2000. Courtesy of Tacoma Art Museum, Gift of Anne Gould Hauberg

Anne Gould Hauberg, the arts patron who knew how to crack a joke and command a room, and who also had one of those exquisite Matisse drawings facing her when she sat on her couch at home, died Monday at age 98. I liked her very much. She was no stuffy snob. She was a whip. She is already very missed.

Craig Sailor wrote about her eventful life and death in yesterday's The News Tribune; a public celebration memorial will happen in May.