Francis Fisher Hart ’32

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Fran Hart died Oct. 13, 2005. He was 96.

He prepared at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. At Princeton he was in Ivy Club. Freshman and sophomore years he roomed with Cap Wister, and junior and senior years with Lew Van Dusen, Buzz Roberts, and Cap Wister.

After Princeton, Fran graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He then spent two years interning in Philadelphia and a year's residence in Boston. His general practice was interrupted by Pearl Harbor.

In our 25-year book, Fran wrote: "The Army ordered me to become an X-ray specialist, which I did as best I could for a couple of years in the South Pacific. After my return to civilian life I took about three more years training in the field, which led to my present job of chief of radiology at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, Pa."

Fran is survived by Maria, his wife of 51 years, and son Joshua, to whom the class extends its sincere condolences.

The Class of 1932

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