Donald F. Hart, 75, of Bethesda, Md., formerly of Waltham, died Monday, April 12, 2010, after a brief illness. Donald was the son of the late Bartholomew and Ariel Hart of Waltham. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Linette Brackenbury Hart and his daughter, Carolyn. He is also survived by six sisters, Marilyn Doyle of Northborough, Virginia Simpson of Sandwich, Arlene Chiasson of Canterbury, N.H., Barbara Thomas of Wrentham, Pauline Larson of Brockton, Patricia MacDonald of Waltham, and three brothers, Thomas of Waltham, Norman of Bedford and Lawrence of Framingham and many loving nieces and nephews. Donald was a 1952 graduate of Waltham High School and received an A.B. from Tufts University in 1956 and an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1960. Upon graduation from Tufts he served as a Naval officer in the Pacific Fleet. He entered the Foreign Service in 1960 and served in the Department of State in Washington, D.C. before taking up duties as Vice-consul in Cali, Columbia. President Johnson promoted him to the rank of consul and Second Secretary in the Foreign Service of the U.S. in 1966. He spent many years abroad as a diplomat in the Foreign Service and retired in 1985. Memorial services honoring Donald's life were held in Bethesda, Md.
Published in Daily News Tribune on June 9, 2010
Donald F. Hart, 75, of Bethesda, Md., formerly of Waltham, died Monday, April 12, 2010, after a brief illness. Donald was the son of the late Bartholomew and Ariel Hart of Waltham. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Linette Brackenbury Hart and his daughter, Carolyn. He is also survived by six sisters, Marilyn Doyle of Northborough, Virginia Simpson of Sandwich, Arlene Chiasson of Canterbury, N.H., Barbara Thomas of Wrentham, Pauline Larson of Brockton, Patricia MacDonald of Waltham, and three brothers, Thomas of Waltham, Norman of Bedford and Lawrence of Framingham and many loving nieces and nephews. Donald was a 1952 graduate of Waltham High School and received an A.B. from Tufts University in 1956 and an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1960. Upon graduation from Tufts he served as a Naval officer in the Pacific Fleet. He entered the Foreign Service in 1960 and served in the Department of State in Washington, D.C. before taking up duties as Vice-consul in Cali, Columbia. President Johnson promoted him to the rank of consul and Second Secretary in the Foreign Service of the U.S. in 1966. He spent many years abroad as a diplomat in the Foreign Service and retired in 1985. Memorial services honoring Donald's life were held in Bethesda, Md.
Published in Daily News Tribune on June 9, 2010
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