Donald Bryce Heard ’39

Don died Apr. 28, 1996, after a valiant and determined fight against Parkinson's disease. A lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, he entered college from Shadyside Academy and afterwards earned his LLB at Harvard law, going on to become a senior partner in Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay, where he spent his entire career specializing in labor management. During WWII he was four years a field artillery officer in the ETO.

Don cherished his relations with our class through the years. He loved the class trips, especially "Up the Rhine with '39." His hobbies were fishing and hunting, and he once had an article published about hunting in Africa. He was a member of the Safari Club as well as other sports clubs in Pittsburgh.

Don's wife, Marion, died in 1975. He is survived by their two daughters, Marion McNally and Elsie McAdoo, whose husband is McKinley McAdoo '71, and their two children, Colin and Marion. Sharing their loss we offer them our sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1939