Rosemary Hart

"Tootsie attended secretarial school in Oklahoma City after graduating from Southeast High School. She worked in a secretarial role for a bank in Oklahoma City, OK, before moving to Palo Alto, CA, to be near CarOline and her daughters. There she worked at Coopers & Lybrand accounting and consulting firm, and in the 1990s, relocated to Spokane, WA, to be nearer to JC and his family, where she was a dedicated member of Perkins Coie law firm until her retirement."

"Tootsie loved antiquing, collecting handcrafted Amish quilts, and was an avid gardener and cook. She was adored by her nieces and nephews, who all recall her tenderness, her witty humor, her tenacity, and her love for Christmas decorations. She was well known in the antiquing world for her collections, eye for craftsmanship, and especially her primitive antique collection. The Hart and Johnson families' Native American heritage likely played a role in her deep interest in preservation."

Rosemary "Tootsie" Hart was the daughter of John Criner "Jack" Hart and Mamye Ella Johnson Hart of Oklahoma City. She was known professionally as Rosemary but called Tootsie by family. She passed away in hospice in July 2020 in Spokane with her sister Mohanta at her side. She attended Southeast High School and secretarial school, worked for a bank in Oklahoma City, then at Coopers & Lybrand in Palo Alto, and later at Perkins Coie in Spokane until retirement. She loved antiquing, collecting handcrafted Amish quilts, gardening, and cooking. She is survived by siblings, in-laws, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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