Robert Hattery
January 5, 1925 — October 21, 2012
Robert Hattery, 87, Grand Marais, died Sunday October 21, 2012 in the Cook County North Shore Hospital.
Robert was born to Wilber and Ruth (Adolphus) Hattery in Chicago, where he grew up and attended schools. He served in the U. S. Army Infantry during World War II, in the Philippines and received a Purple Heart. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a PhD in international relations. He taught political science at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Indiana Bloomington. Robert was an avid canoeist, and canoed in the Boundary Waters beginning in 1934. He and his wife Eleanor moved to Grand Marais in 1988, and started the North Shore Public Discussion Opportunities program.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Wolfe; and sisters, Patricia, and Lois.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Eleanor; children, David (Brenda), Lor (Rusty) Reddoch, and John (April); step-sons, Jeff, Allan (Kirsten), and Mark (Susie) Evans, grandchildren, Andrew, Abbey, Cade, Myles, Quinn, and Nic; sister, Suzanne Hattery; niece, Patricia Wallace; and nephew, Richard Hattery.
A celebration of Robert's life will be held 4:30 PM Saturday October 27, 2012 at the Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais.