DONALD HART ARMSTRONG

ARMSTRONG

DONALD HART, 50, of Marshfield, MA, passed away from cancer March 30, 2013 in Helsinki, Finland.
A native of the Philadelphia area, Don was born to Lorraine L. and the late Donald G. Armstrong. Don attended Plymouth Whitemarsh High School ('1981). He began studies at Johnson State, VT, but left to enlist in the US Navy in 1983. He trained as a Naval Air crewman (Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Officer) and as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer. He served in helicopter squadrons in the Persian Gulf and Norfolk, VA before his honorable discharge in 1987. In 1988, while attending Temple University, Don met his future wife, Anna-Elina Eerola, a Finnish medical student. They lived in the Philadelphia area while both completed their studies. Don received a BA in Architecture from Temple. His strong technical drafting ability, powerful spatial intelligence, led him into equipment planning for hospitals and food service facilities. In 2003, he opened his own firm, E-Quip Consultants.
The Armstrong family lived in Chestnut Hill for 10 years. In 2005, they moved to Helsinki to pursue their children's education. They moved back to the US and Marshfield, MA in 2008.
Don loved to cook and entertain family and friends; he was an exuberant host and an adventurous gastronome. He loved the outdoors, fishing, and time on the water. He was an avid trail bicyclist. His artistic talents, curiosity and interests were deep, wide-ranging and eclectic.
Don is survived by his wife, Anna-Elina, and his daughters Emma K. and Alexanna G., his mother, Lorraine L. Armstrong, sisters Lisa A. and Allison K. Armstrong, and niece Erin H. Sweeney. A private memorial Sunday, April 14.