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Dr. Carl Hoar, Jr.

Male 1920 - 2009  (88 years)


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  • Name Carl Hoar 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 3 Nov 1920  Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930 
    Died 9 Jun 2009  Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23224  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2012 

    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 1 Margaret Hall 
    Married 1943 
    Children 
     1. Carl Hoar, 3rd,   b. 25 Jun 1948, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1991, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2012 
    Family ID F21133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2010 
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • World War II Enlistment Records.
      Source: National Archives http://www.archives.gov/
      Field Title Value Meaning
      ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 11131738 11131738
      NAME HOAR#CARL#S#JR########## HOAR#CARL#S#JR##########
      RESIDENCE: STATE 13 MASSACHUSETTS
      RESIDENCE: COUNTY 003 BERKSHIRE
      PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 1306 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 14 14
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 05 05
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43
      GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PV0# Undefined Code
      GRADE: CODE 8 Private
      BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION ### Undefined Code
      BRANCH: CODE 03 Philippine Scouts
      EDUC. SPEC. ## ##
      DEFER. DATE MONTH 00 00
      DEFER. DATE YEAR 03 03
      SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
      NATIVITY 13 MASSACHUSETTS
      YEAR OF BIRTH 20 20
      RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
      EDUCATION 8 4 years of college
      CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 992 Undefined Code
      MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
      COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 3 Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
      BOX NUMBER 0071 0071
      FILM REEL NUMBER 1.64# 1.64#

      [[Obituary:
      http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/06/27/dr_carl_hoar_88_surgeon_in_boston_nearly_4_decades/
      Carl Hoar, 88, surgeon in Boston nearly 4 decades By Jenna Nierstedt, Globe Correspondent | June 27, 2009 The sight of Dr. Carl S. Hoar Jr. could comfort ill patients. Standing 5 feet, 8 inches tall, balding, and with piercing blue eyes, the Boston-based doctor would appear wearing a white lab coat and bow-tie with a stethoscope tucked neatly in his right pocket, relatives said. "When I was sick, having him come in to see me, you had the feeling he knew what to do,'' said his son Robert S. of Evergreen, Colo. "He had this air of confidence. After he retired, we'd call him for medical advice all the time. It was uncanny how he could diagnose stuff.'' Dr. Hoar, formerly of West Falmouth, Milton, and Weston, died June 9 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston of complications from a medical procedure. He was 88. For his nearly 40-year medical career, Dr. Hoar worked mainly as a general and vascular surgeon at the former New England Deaconess Hospital, now Beth Israel Deaconess. Dr. Hoar also served as an associate clinical professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. His son recalled his dedication, late night reviews of surgical procedures, and generosity toward patients who struggled to afford doctor visits. As a thank-you, one former patient who was a farmer dropped off a truckload of horse manure annually for the family's vegetable garden, said his daughter Margi Hopkins of Cincinnati. "He was emotionally involved with his patients,'' she said. "It wasn't just a job.'' After observing one of his father's surgeries, his son Peter R. of Biloxi, Miss., said he was impressed by his father's attention to detail. "He was extremely meticulous, and that was ideal for somebody working on somebody's arteries,'' he said. "My first impression was just the reverence that people had for him. He was definitely the commander of the ship.'' Dr. P.J. Asimacopoulos, one of Dr. Hoar's surgical residents in the 1970s, called him a "steadfast friend and mentor in all stages of my career.'' "I will not forget his patience, his endurance, and his stoicism,'' Dr. Asimacopoulos, a professor of surgery in the United States and Greece, said in an e-mail. "He was a real humanitarian . . . an intellectual prince.'' Dr. Hoar belonged to several medical societies, including the scientific research society Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and the International Cardiovascular Society. Born in Boston, Dr. Hoar graduated in 1939 from the former Williston Academy, now the Williston Northampton School, in Easthampton. Dr. Hoar graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University in 1943. That year he married Margaret Hall of Pensacola, Fla., whom he met at Williams College, where she and Dr. Hoar's father worked. The couple had four children and lived in Weston. Through an accelerated program of study during World War II, Dr. Hoar received his medical degree from Harvard in 1945. After graduation, he interned at Children's Hospital in Boston until April 1946. That year, he enlisted with the Army Air Corps in Texas and served as a flight surgeon until he was discharged in 1948. In September of that year, Dr. Hoar began his residency at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, now Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston. In 1954, he joined what is now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. When he divorced in 1975, Dr. Hoar moved to Milton. In 1978, Dr. Hoar married Lynne Ashdown, whom he had met in 1966 when she was hired as his office manager. Upon his retirement in 1987, Dr. Hoar and his wife moved from Milton to West Falmouth. Dr. Hoar was a member of the Church of the Messiah in Woods Hole, where he served as an usher and reader and on the vestry. He also was a craftsman who enjoyed outdoor sports. Dr. Hoar sailed, skied, and played golf and tennis. He created stained-glass artwork and model sailboats, repaired old clocks, and carved. Margi, who said she owes the start of her art career to her father, enjoyed watching his recent endeavors in art. "When I was learning to draw as a kid, he would critique it,'' she said. "I could draw circles around anybody, and I bet a lot of it had to do with my dad. I had to please my dad.'' Besides his wife, sons, and daughter, Dr. Hoar leaves a brother, Richard of Williamstown; and nine grandchildren. His son Carl "Kim'' S. III died in 1990 in a motorcycle accident. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Church of Messiah.