Henry Plauche Dart III ’39

Harry died Oct. 23, 2001, in New Orleans. Harry had practiced law in New Orleans for 28 years when he retired in 1981. He then moved to Tucson, where he pursued his lifelong passion for science, studying astronomy, geology, and other scientific subjects at the U. of Arizona. A strong critic of Einstein's theory of relativity, he developed an alternative that he wrote up and presented at professional meetings. Perhaps this awesome challenge had its beginning in his Princeton years, when rounding a corner at top speed (he was a track man) one day, he almost ran over Einstein. In WWII Harry was an antiaircraft officer in the Pacific. In 1953 he settled into the family law firm.

He married Warreene Tutt in 1947, and they raised two daughters and two sons, who survive, as do 10 grandchildren and two sisters. Like them, we hate to lose this friendly and talented man. We offer our sympathy.

The Class of 1939