ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: HART, RICHARD (DICK) BYRD 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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HART, RICHARD (DICK) BYRD 
(October 20, 1935 - April 10, 2013)

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Richard Byrd Hart (Dick) passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Covington, 
LA. 

He was born October 20, 1935 in Salem, MA to Richard Bainbridge and Florence 
Wetson Hart.

The beloved husband of the late Joyce Hain Hart, he is survived by one 
daughter, Dalyce Hart Burvant, husband Mark Burvant; from Madisonville, LA two 
sons, Richard Brett "Rick" Hart, wife Elizabeth Hamaker Hart, from Covington, 
LA and Ross Bennett Hart. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Hillary 
Hart, Timmy Reedy, Casey and Rick Ragan and Mark Burvant.

Dick was the Head Golf Professional at Hinsdale Golf Club in Hinsdale, IL for 
43 years. He was a member of the PGA and PGA TOUR. He was the winner of the 
1965 Azalea Open defeating Phil Rodgers in one of the longest playoff victories 
in PGA TOUR history. Dick won the Illinois Open and Illinois PGA Championships 
3 times each and Illinois Match Play twice. He was inducted into the Illinois 
PGA Hall of Fame in 1990.

Dick spent the past 8 years living in Abita Springs, Louisiana near his 
grandchildren.

Family members gathered privately to celebrate Dick's life and legacy. He will 
be remembered for his humility and his Gentlemanly nature. The love he had for 
his family will be cherished forever.

In lieu of flowers, Dick's family would prefer donations be made in his honor 
to the American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org or the American Cancer 
Society, www.cancer.org.

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