Robert John Hehre

Dr. Robert John Hehre, of Daleville, Virginia, formerly of Lexington, Virginia, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, the husband of Ann Parsons Hehre. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey on February 15, 1927, the son of Frederick William Hehre and Florence F. (Feickert) Hehre. He grew up in Arlington, New Jersey and attended the Kearny, New Jersey public schools. He received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Columbia University, and Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Business Administration degree from Indiana University. He was a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Indiana. Dr. Hehre worked for the public accounting firms of Peat, Marwick & Co. in New York and Cooley & Marvin in Boston, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught Finance and Accounting at Northeastern University in Boston for 25 years and for seven years at Bryant College in Smithfield, Rhode Island where he was Chairman of the Accounting Department and Dean of the Graduate School. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean war as Fiscal Officer of Headquarters Command in Washington, D.C., and was honorably discharged in June of 1954. He was a long-time member of the Episcopal Church serving as Treasurer, Chalicist and Lay Reader of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Wellesley, Massachusetts; later in Lexington as Treasurer of the R. E. Lee Memorial Church, Chalicist and Lay Reader. He was a member of the Stonewall Jackson Hospital Auxiliary, The Rockbridge Area Civil War Round Table, the Lexington Kiwanis, and the Lexington Historical Society. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and held memberships in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Indiana Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Accounting Association. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Joanne Hehre Brothers, of Richmond, Virginia, and John Carl Hehre, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Rader Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, August 16, 2010, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Southern Care Hospice, Inc. 5330 Peters Creek Rd. N.W. Roanoke, Va. 24019 or the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville, Va.