A00478 - Henry Hart iii, Amherst College Class of 1972, The Other One

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From: Rob Carver 
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Subject: Re: Henry Hart iii, Amherst College Class of 1972, Germantown Friends School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Boston University Law Degree, Long Time Philadelphia Trial Attorney

Hi Skip,

Today's mail brought your kind and thoughtful Hanukkah 🕎 card. I appreciate your sweet words.  Chatting during reunion was a highlight for me. Those events can be overwhelming:   too many truncated conversations,  too many memory challenges,  too much awareness of "empty chairs at empty tables" .

Speaking of which,  Henry Hart was one of the Resident Assistants (is that what we called them) on Stearns 3 during our 1st year.. his room was directly opposite mine, and I knew him as a super smart and especially kind fellow.  At midsemester in the fall, he received a list of guys who were getting sub-par grades. To his shock, my grade in Physics (Newtonian Mechanics) stood at D, and it was his job to counsel me. He knew I was a non-drinking bookish kid, and he was at a loss for words when it came to advising me.  I found that very touching. 

Knowing what an athlete he was, it's distressing to know that he suffered from such a cruel disease as ALS.

BTW:  years later, his father joined the business faculty at Stonehill as an Executive in Residence, teaching business law. We connected over Amherst and enjoyed many conversations.  Our politics were incompatible, but that's what makes the world go round.

Anyway,  thanks for the nice card!
I'm doing pretty well 5 weeks after the heart attack and still learning what my body can do. 

Take good care, 

Rob

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Subject: Henry Hart iii, Amherst College Class of 1972, Germantown Friends School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Boston University Law Degree, Long Time Philadelphia Trial Attorney



The next name on the Memorial List after Gregory Allen Domingue, Amherst College Class of 1972, is Henry Hart III, Amherst College Class of 19of.  The half-brother of Allen Hart, Amherst College Class of 1982, Henry was a graduate of the Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  At Amherst, Henry majored in English and he ran.  He ran for the Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track teams.  Indeed, if he ran during his senior year, it is likely that Henry and I were teammates on Amherst College's Little Three Outdoor Track Championship team of 1972. 
 
After Amherst, Henry went to Boston University for law school. After graduation from BU, he returned to Philadelphia where he had a long legal career.   Below is the obituary that is set forth in the Alumni Directory.  However, following the Alumni Directory obituary, I found the obituary from the Chestnut Hill Local which I found to be more complete and more expressive of Henry's life.  If Henry was indeed my teammate, it is the least that I could do.
 
Peace, 

Everett "Skip" Jenkins 

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HENRY HART Obituary

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HENRY III, April 18, 2015, of West Mt. Airy. Husband of Sarah (nee Baseden), father of Jackie Vandenbraak Pfeiffen-berger (Andy), Rich Hart (Jordan Miller), Alex Hart and Tessa Hart (James Kent). Also survived by his mother, Ann Hart, sister Elizabeth Hart and grandchildren Sarah and Mike Pfeiffenberger. A Memorial Meeting for Worship will be held at Germantown Monthly Meeting, 47 W. Coulter St., Phila., PA 19144 on Saturday, April 25th, 2 P.M. Donations in his memory may be made to Stratford Friends School, 2 Bishop Hollow Rd., Newtown Square, PA 19073 or to the Ellyn Fund, ALS Assoc. (Phila. Chapter), 321 Norristown Rd., Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News from Apr. 21 to Apr. 24, 2015.
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Henry Hart III, lawyer

Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2015 10:49 am

Henry Hart III, 64, a lawyer who had held several positions in state government, died April 18 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at his home in West Mt. Airy.

When he retired in 2012 because of his illness, Mr. Hart was attorney-in-charge of the Philadelphia Bureau of Consumer Protection for the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, a position he had held for 10 years.

Earlier he had worked in the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General, eventually serving as Acting Inspector General, and before that he was chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Born in North Adams, Mass., he was raised in Germantown and was a graduate of Germantown Friends School. He was a graduate of Amherst College and Boston University’s School of Law.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Hart returned to Philadelphia and accepted a position with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, but soon after moved on to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, where he spent nearly two decades as a trial lawyer, teacher and supervisor.

Jeffrey Minehart, one of his chiefs in the District Attorney’s Office who currently is supervising judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, praised Mr. Hart’s skills as a lawyer.

“Henry always had a great perspective on how to approach a criminal case,” Minehart said. “He was extremely bright and never hesitated to give his opinion on how to proceed. He was usually right.”

Gary Tennis, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, said that “sharing a courtroom with Henry Hart in the Major Crimes Unit was a humbling experience.”

”His intelligence, humor and just plain skill were beyond reach,” Tennis said. I couldn’t have asked for a better and kinder mentor.”

Physically active for most of his life, Mr. Hart liked to ride fast bikes, lift weights and drive powerful cars. He also enjoyed traveling with his family on road trips to New England.

He is survived by his wife, the former Sarah Baseden; sons Alex and Rich; daughters Jackie Vandenbraak Pfeiffenberger and Tessa Hart; his mother, Ann Hart; a sister, Elizabeth Hart, and two grandchildren.

A memorial service was held April 25 at Germantown Friends Meeting. Memorial donations may be made to Stratford Friends School, 2 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073, or to the Ellyn Fund, ALS Association, Philadelphia Chapter, 321 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002. – WF




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