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Richard Hoar

Male 1927 - 2010  (83 years)


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  • Name Richard Hoar 
    Born 22 Nov 1927  Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930 
    Died 1 Dec 2010  Albany, Albany Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37232  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2015 

    Father Dr. Carl Hoar, Sr.,   b. 7 Feb 1889, West Acton, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1968  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Ruth Cole,   b. 2 Sep 1892, New London, New London Co, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1974, North Adams, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F3344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rita George,   b. Abt 1929 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2010 
    Family ID F21362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • World War II Enlistment Records.
      Source: National Archives http://www.archives.gov/
      Field Title Value Meaning
      ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 11109771 11109771
      NAME HOAR#RICHARD#M########## HOAR#RICHARD#M##########
      RESIDENCE: STATE 13 MASSACHUSETTS
      RESIDENCE: COUNTY 003 BERKSHIRE
      PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 1375 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 15 15
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03 03
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 46 46
      GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
      GRADE: CODE 8 Private
      BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment
      BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment
      FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
      TERM OF ENLISTMENT 6 Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department
      LONGEVITY ### ###
      SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 2 Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
      NATIVITY 13 MASSACHUSETTS
      YEAR OF BIRTH 27 27
      RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
      EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
      CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 480 Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
      MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
      COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
      CARD NUMBER # #
      BOX NUMBER 0069 0069
      FILM REEL NUMBER 1.62# 1.62#

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      Obituary:
      December 01, 2010
      Richard Hoar Ph.D.

      WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. ? Richard "Dick" Hoar, 83, of 179 Cold Spring Road died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. He was the longtime chairman of the Williamstown Board of Health.

      Born in 1927 in Boston, son of Carl and Ruth Cole Hoar, he attended Williamstown schools, Williston Academy, Dartmouth College and the University of Kansas at Lawrence, from which he received his doctorate in anatomy.

      Mr. Hoar was a teacher of human anatomy, teratology and toxicology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Albany Medical College and Berkshire Community College. He was also recognized as a world leader in teratology and toxicology research.

      He was a member of national and international organizations including the National Center for Toxicological Research; the Teratology Society, of which he was president in 1980; and the Behavioral Teratology Society, of which he was president in 1981, and the New York Academy of Science.

      As a community member involved in public health, he also was chairman of the Allendale (N.J) Board of Health and chairman for 10 years of the board of the Raymond E. Banta Valley Center in Ridgewood, N.J.

      A devoted member of his church, Mr. Hoar was a past chairman of deacons for First Congregational Church of Williamstown. In the summer, he attended the East Otisfield Baptist Church in Otisfield, Maine.

      He greatly enjoyed his morning coffee with the Williams College Faculty Club Panthers.

      He leaves his wife of 61 years, the former Rita George; a son, Andrew Hoar and his wife, Elaine, of Williamstown, and his granddaughter, Celina Hoar, also of Williamstown.

      His siblings George Hoar, Dr. Carl Sherman Hoar Jr. and Rachel Hoar predeceased him.

      FUNERAL NOTICE ? A memorial service for Mr. Hoar will be held Sunday, Dec. 11, at 11 at First Congregational Church of Williamstown with the Rev. Carrie Bail, pastor, officiating.

      Calling hours will be Friday, Dec. 10, from 3 to 6 at Flynn-Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Memorial contributions may be made to the Thompson Lake Environmental Association (TLEA), P.O. Box 25, Oxford, ME 04270 or through the funeral home.