Roger L. Hart *70

After an extended illness, Roger died Feb. 17, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.

He was born May 30, 1944, in Elkhorn, Wis. He received his bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College, and his Ph.D. in American history from Princeton in 1970.

After teaching at Rhodes and LeMoyne-Owen colleges, Roger joined the U.S. Foreign Service, for which his uncanny ability to learn new languages quickly served him well. He was first stationed at the embassy in Chad and was later the U.S. desk officer for several West African countries. Subsequent assignments were at embassies in Turkey, Russia, and Belgium. Roger later received a master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and retired from the Organization for Tropical Studies, where he was vice president for finance.

Roger is survived by his daughters, Elizabeth and Laura; granddaughter Rosemary; siblings Susan, Charles, and Mary; and many nieces and nephews.

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