Walter James Hart

Life story

Walter came north in 1949 with one suitcase and a letter of recommendation from his pastor. After serving in Korea he carried mail in Hempstead for 34 years and raised four children in the house on Maple Street that still hosts the family's Fourth of July.

“Early is on time, and on time is late.”

Did you know?

Moments from history during Walter's life, and moments tied to what he loved.

• 1928The year Walter was born, Mickey Mouse debuted in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.
• 1947Walter loved baseball. When he was 19, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
• 1974Walter loved baseball. When he was 46, Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run.
• 1935When Walter was 7, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act.
• 1952When Walter was 24, Ralph Ellison published the novel Invisible Man.
• 1962When Walter was 33, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.

Life tribute

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Family connections