Linwood Earl "Woody" Hart Jr.

Linwood Earl "Woody" Hart, Jr. 1943 - 2011 Linwood Earl "Woody" Hart, Jr. passed away March 17, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A Memorial Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held at 2:00 pm, on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd., Boise. Woody was born on October 25, 1943 in Cranston, Rhode Island to Linwood Sr., and Eleanor Hart. The family moved to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1955, where Woody held many various jobs and graduated High School. Woody enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1964 for five years before he went to work as a mechanic in Seattle, Washington. He then moved to Boise in 1977 and enlisted in the Idaho National Guard from which he retired in 1994. After retirement, Woody worked for several auto parts companies, the Boise School District, Wal-Mart, and volunteered his time to the Veterans Association Medical Center and was later taken care of by their oncology department for one and a half years. Woody is survived by his wife, Judy; 10 children, 23 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild, 2 brothers, 2 sisters and countless friends and adopted family. Woody was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Madelynne Victoria Pape. The family would like to thank Harrison's Hope Hospice for their wonderful and loving care of Woody during his final days. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Boise VAMC Oncology Dept., ATTN: Volunteer Services, 500 W. Fort St., Boise, Idaho 83702. To submit memories and condolences to the family, please visit Woody's memorial webpage online at www.CloverdaleFuneralHome.com.