HERBERT HANSELL

HANSELL--Herbert Joseph, died peacefully at home on May 23, 2015, at age 89. Herb was a consummate lawyer, and began a lifelong association with the firm Jones Day in 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio and in Washington, DC. He chaired the firm's corporate and finance practice, and its international practice. He was instrumental in the creation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, which became Amtrak, and served as counsel to its original board of directors from 1970-72. From 1977-79, he served as Legal Adviser in the U.S. State Department, with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. He was closely involved in the negotiation of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (the Camp David Accords), the Panama Canal Treaties, the Salt II Treaty, and agreements establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. During 1980, he served as Senior Adviser to the U.S. delegation to the Mid-East Peace Negotiations, with the rank of Ambassador. He had a long-standing interest in economic, political and legal systems in China, and served on the boards of directors of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the America-China Society. Herb was born in Pittsburgh, raised in Salem, Ohio, and lived many years in Cleveland and Washington. He was involved in many organizations concerned with civil and human rights, legal services for the poor, and international diplomacy. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Yale Law School. He was married for 58 years to Jeanne Harris Hansell until her death in 2009, and was pre-deceased by his son James in 2013. Herb is survived by his son David and David's partner Robert Cimino, his daughter Linda, his daughter-in-law Andrea, his grandchildren Julie and Adam, his brother Sandy, his companion Adele Silver, and many loving nieces and nephews. He will be dearly missed by his family and many friends and colleagues. A memorial service will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, May 30th at Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Avenue NW, Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to any of the following: (1) the Herbert J. Hansell Scholarship Fund for Public Service at the Salem Community Foundation, www.salemcommunityfoundation.org, (2) the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, www.lawyerscommittee.org, or (3) the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, www.adst.org.