Thomas Walter Hart

Thomas Walter Hart

Thomas Walter Hart (age 88) passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and with his loving dog "Misty" at his side on 10-20-19. Tom, a Korean War veteran, founded Hart Pharmacy in Price Hill in 1960. He was preceded in death by the love of his life and best friend for 62 years- Mary Rose (Burkhart) Hart. He is survived by his children: Mimi (Brian Gerth), Mike (Eileen Ohe), Mark (Sharon Walsh), Chris (Linda Vona), Aimee (Ken Boeing), Peter (Melissa Dowling), Stephen (Jeannine Pruitt), Julie (Ed Stander), David (Denise Gruber); son-in-law: Dr. David Norris; daughter-in-law: Nancy (Hisch) Hart; 38 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; his sister: Patricia (Hart) Linesch; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to Mary Rose, he was preceded in death by his parents: Cincinnati Police Detective Walter T. Hart (killed in the line of duty 9-19-55), Lillian Schmidt Hart Fey and Bill Fey; by his children: Marlene (Voelker) Norris and Patrick Hart; and by his granddaughter: Madie Hart.

A believer in higher education, Tom donated his body to the UC College of Medicine. A Mass to celebrate his life will be held tomorrow at St. Lawrence Church, in East Price Hill, Saturday, November 30th, at 11am with a reception following in St. Lawrence Hall (directly behind the church).

Please help dad "pay it forward" by sending memorial donations to: The Class of '81 Scholarship Fund (in Memory of Patrick Hart), St. Xavier High School, 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224; The Paul Lammermeier Foundation, 4600 Mason-Montgomery Rd., Mason, Ohio 45040; The Wuest Family Dispensing Lab at The UC James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, 3255 Eden Ave., 161 Kowalewski Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.